The coach of the women’s national team United States, Emma Hayes, has promised to build a squad with a delicate mix of veterans and young players before going to Olympic Games in Paris this year, where he hopes to return the team to golden glory.
there iswho spoke on Thursday at the program ‘Now’ of NBCfocused all his attention on the national team this week, after winning on Saturday with the Chelsea his fifth consecutive title of Super League woman, and Olympic gold was not predicted.
“My focus is on the team’s performance,” he declared. there is. “I want to do it right first.”
there is He was appointed coach of the national team in November, but finished his last season as coach of Chelsea before formally taking office this week.
The 47-year-old Londoner acknowledged that the landscape of women’s football has changed radically and that many teams from around the world have caught up with the hitherto dominant women’s team of USA (USWNT), which has won four Women’s World Cups.
But despite its incredible success, the national team has not won Olympic gold since 2012 and last year suffered its worst performance in its history at a women’s World Cup when it lost in the round of 16.
“There is no denying that, historically, the program has been very successful, but the rest of the world and its resources have made it a level playing field,” he said. there is.
The American team has won four of the first five editions of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament, failing to medal for the first time in 2016 before returning to the podium at Tokyo 2020, where they won bronze.
heys announced this week its first USWNT roster for a pair of friends in early June against the South Korea and will announce its Olympic team at the end of that month.
Hayes told ‘Today’ that his goal is to strike a balance between veterans and commitments.
“For me it’s the combination, the mix, we need the right combination,” he said there is. “You can’t go to the Olympic Games with a completely inexperienced squad. We need our experienced players, but getting the right composition, that’s my job between now and June 16.”
Source: La Verdad
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