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Lindsey Horan, co-captain of the U.S. women’s national team, did not hold back on a recent show — put on by RE-INC, with Christen Press and Tobin Heath as co-hosts — when speaking about the national team’s early exit in the World Cup.
Horan, who primarily wore the captain’s armband when she and other co-captain Alex Morgan were on the pitch, said that the U.S. was not prepared for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Looking to go for a ‘three-peat,’ the U.S. was knocked out in the Round of 16 by foe Sweden. That came after the Netherlands won the group, thanks to goal differential.
“When a coach comes in, it’s how do we get the best out of each player, putting simplicity into a 10-day camp every few months and getting the best out of your team, without over-complicating everything,” Horan stated on the show. “I could talk about the last four-year cycle, and we don’t need to get into every single thing, but that’s not what we did. We did not get the best out of…
