SAN JOSE, Calif. — The U.S. Ladies’s Nationwide Group fell 2-1 to Brazil Tuesday evening, the Individuals’ second sport towards the Brazilians in three days. It gained 2-0 in Los Angeles to kick the sequence off with a victory.
The USWNT that misplaced to Brazil appeared very completely different than the USWNT that beat it; coach Emma Hayes made seven adjustments to the beginning lineup and insisted that participant growth was her final aim.
“We mustn’t all the time measure progress by outcomes,” Hayes said after the 2-1 loss. “That was the youngest-capped USWNT in 24 years. What an amazing expertise for them to enter a sport the place you get to really feel the stress of enjoying a extremely good opponent.
“If I solely prioritized short-term success, in fact I would not make many adjustments. However I am not making selections for the brief time period. I am prioritizing the progress from increasing the enjoying pool and attending to see what these gamers seem like in a extremely tough match.”
