With Alex Morgan not included in Emma Hayes’s roster, the new coach hopes a younger group can win gold this summer.
. New coach Emma Hayes announced her first major tournament roster with the USWNT on Wednesday, revealing the 18 players and four alternates who will be heading to Paris.The biggest headline from Wednesday's announcement: Alex Morgan will not be competing in her fourth Olympics. The three-time Olympian will miss the Games for the first time since 2008, failing to make Hayes’s roster.
“One of the biggest things for me ever since I got the job was I want to provide opportunities for less experienced players. There was such a big gap from the top experienced and the rest, and we really have to bring that up,” said Hayes. “The volume of players that haven’t played more than 30 caps was really, really noticeable for me.
Albert’s time with the USWNT hasn’t been without controversy though, with the 20-year-old coming under fire in March for liking and sharing anti-LGBTQIA+ posts on social media. She later“Korbin making the team is on merit in terms of what she offers for us in the midfield positions,” said Hayes. “I think when it comes to the situation I came into, there is no denying there has been a lot of work that's been going on in the background to work with Korbin.
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