Carli Lloyd had been blunt leading up to the group match against Thailand: she thought she should be starting for the USA in this Women’s World Cup and disagreed with the coach Jill Ellis’s decision over several months to use her as a substitute.
“There’s nothing there that’s holding me back except for the coach’s decision,” Lloyd said on Friday. But against Chile Lloyd got her chance as Ellis heavily rotated her starting lineup to give preferred players a rest – and Lloyd backed her case with a double, , leading the US to a resounding 3-0 winwhich should have been a hat-trick as she missed a penalty.
Written by Caitlin Murray at the Parc des Princes
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/16/usa-chile-womens-world-cup-match-report under the title “Carli Lloyd scores double as USA sweep Chile aside to advance to last 16”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
