U.S. women’s national team midfielder Lindsey Horan discussed the team’s Women’s World Cup exit, captaining the squad and more, saying Tuesday, “We did not get the best out of every single individual.” Here’s what you need to know:
- Speaking with former USWNT players Tobin Heath and Christen Press on their podcast, “The RE-CAP Show,” Horan said, “I don’t think everyone was fully prepared, and that’s on us as well.”
- Horan also addressed feeling like the USWNT was not set up to succeed, and she suggested the players came together to adapt during the Sweden game.
- The USWNT exited this year’s Women’s World Cup after losing 5-4 on penalties to Sweden in the round of 16. It marked the first time the program failed to at least reach the semifinal in the tournament.
What else Horan said
“At the end of the day, you’re set up in a structure to do this, and your opportunity individually (is) just go play within the structure,” Horan said. “But if you’re not set up — like the game against Sweden, I don’t think we were necessarily set up to play the way that we played. That was just us, finally coming together and being like, this is what we’re gonna do. And then it worked. Then it’s like, ‘Okay, keep doing it.’ Could that have happened…
