The US women’s national team is heading towards an exciting summer, no matter what happens at the Olympics in Paris. On Saturday, Emma Hayes will take charge of the four-time Olympic gold medallists and four-time World Cup Champions for the first time. Hayes has had a squad of 27 (including four training players) and, with time dwindling, she will rely on those reservoirs of talent to adapt quickly to her tactics as they prepare for an Olympic run.
High on the list of names that may prove essential to Hayes’s plans is Trinity Rodman of Washington Spirit. The day after scoring a first-half double against Angel City, the 22-year-old felt the US have recovered from their World Cup disappointment. “It was a very hard year with Spirit [who missed out on the playoffs] and the national team. I think ‘learning experience’ is the best way I would describe 2023.”
