The United States women's national soccer coach Vlatko Andonovski responded to former player Carli Lloyd's criticism after the team's last game ended in a tie.
’s criticism after the team’s last game ended in a tie.
“The one thing I want to say is that this team wanted to win this game more than anything else,” Andonovski, 46, said on Tuesday, August 1, in a. “They’ve put everything they could in preparation for this tournament and every game that they go into, so to question the mentality of this team, to question the willingness to win, to compete, I think it’s insane.”
He continued: “I’ve never seen this team step on the field and not try hard or not compete. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, they can say whatever they want, but I just know how this team feels. It’s not like we played well by any means. We owned it. We know it’s not good enough. We’re not happy with our performance, but we qualified for the next round. We’re moving on.”
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