23 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2019 SHEBELIEVES CUP ROSTER

ussoccer.com ^ | February 12, 2019 | WNT

[Berlin_Freeper]

U.S. Women’s National Team head coach Jill Ellis has named the 23-player roster for the 2019 SheBelieves Cup, which features the top-ranked USA, No. 4 England, No. 8 Japan and No. 10 Brazil.

All four teams will be participating in this summer’s 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. Brazil, Japan and the USA are three of the seven teams that have participated in each of the seven previous Women’s World Cup tournaments.

[Berlin_Freeper]

My hard drive is shot so consider yourself pinged.

PING!

[Berlin_Freeper]

”Midfielder Lindsey Horan was not available for selection due to a quadriceps injury.”

https://www.burgundywave.com/2019/2/15/18226304/lindsay-horan-out-for-shebelieves-cup-colorado-rapids

[Berlin_Freeper]

Alex Morgan Highlights- Skills and Goals 2018/19 |HD|
https://youtu.be/kxgVRRUtzQg

[neverevergiveup]

Thanks Berlin_Freeper for being on top of important events in US and world soccer/football! The US women's team has been an incredible success, and has had a huge role in the progress of international women's football/soccer.

Bayern or Borussia??

[ConservativeMind]

What does “SheBelieves” mean?

[Berlin_Freeper]

You are welcome

Nürnberg has two wins but I still like Bayern Munich,

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/1-bundesliga/tabelle/wettbewerb/L1/saison_id/2018

[Berlin_Freeper]

She Believes In Me
https://youtu.be/pSPvv2EUdCA

[L.A.Justice]

What does “SheBelieves” mean?

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An interesting question...Some kind of feminist statement?

In any case, I will watch those friendly games...I watched them last year also...

I noticed that Hope Solo is not on the roster...I don’t really see her playing in France in a few months...Coach Jill Ellis does not seem to be interested in calling her back...

[sphinx]

I hope Jill Ellis is done experimenting and is ready to start putting her best starting eleven on the field. Lindsey Horan will be in that group in France assuming she gets back from injury, but elsewhere Ellis was still shuffling players in the latter part of last year when the team should have been solidifying. The outside backs, at least one midfielder, and one forward still seem up in the air. In addition, Crystal Dunn will be an almost certain starter, but Ellis has been playing her all over the field. She needs to make a decision and give the team a chance to jell around whatever position Dunn ends up playing. (My crystal ball says left back.) Morgan Brian is the surprise absence on this roster. Until recently she seemed a lock, but she has had injury issues and hasn't seemed 100 percent since coming back. If Rose Lavelle is finally 100 percent healthy, that may move Brian onto the bubble.

Balancing the bench is tricky. The way things have been going in recent years, at least two or three of the projected starters will be hurt by the time June rolls around. The injury rate in women's professional soccer is surprisingly high. It's not as bad as the NFL (nothing is as bad as the NFL), but I'll bet it's higher than the NBA or NHL.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Thanks for the great overview where we stand.