USWNT U20 team pulled out an incredible comeback in the U20 World Cup to advance to the semifinals. The US trailed Germany 2-0 entering added time (7 minutes) and scored twice equalizing, and then won the PK shootout to advance. Good stuff.
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USWNT U20 team pulled out an incredible comeback in the U20 World Cup to advance to the semifinals. The US trailed Germany 2-0 entering added time (7 minutes) and scored twice equalizing, and then won the PK shootout to advance. Good stuff.
There is talent in the youth ranks and has been for a while, but we have seemed to let a lot of it die on vine over the years.
Originally Posted by dawg80
The only thing I find curious is the U20 team captain crediting Emma Hayes with their success. She said Hayes has served as an inspiration and a confidence-builder for them, making them realize they can accomplish anything...like a late comeback win. Well...if Hayes is so awesome, why did our U20 team fall behind 2-0 in the first place?
I'm not knocking Hayes, I think she's a good coach, and obviously is the "shot in the arm" the whole USWNT program needed. But, she is being cast as some supernatural savior or something. Which, really, is not fair to Hayes. This is leading to unrealistic expectations like the USWNT will never lose a tournament ever again. Hayes herself, in a long interview with an Australian network, said that the success in France, the gold medal, is due because of what was already in place, the previous coaches, the US Soccer Federation, and of course those players themselves who were already good enough to win gold in the Olympics. I agree. In truth, Hayes has done NOTHING (thus far) that any good coach could have done. Her true value will be tested going forward. It's not like the USWNT was an awful program, a history of losing and Bam! Hayes comes in and they win gold.
I suppose now if the U20 team fails to win the World Cup we can blame Hayes for the failure...really?
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