Photo copyright Valerie Terranova.
As the US women’s national team is preparing to take on the Republic of Ireland this week, Julie Ertz took the time to talk to the media about her return to the team post pregnancy.
Ertz stressed that she is not satisfied with coming back and being the player that she used to be – she wants to be better: “I’ve learned that pressure is a privilege. There’s always been pressure in any position, any time of my career. My career, I feel like hasn’t been just normal and smooth every single time because it’s about just getting better each year and I want to come back and be—I don’t even wanna go back and be the player that I was because I want to be better.”
Ertz stated that she was in communications with a few teams, and should be finalizing a NWSL contract soon, however she decided not to comment when asked which of the 12 teams she was in contact with. She said that she was, “trying to stay focused on the games coming up, but also knowing that I need a club team.”
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