Training has been intense in anticipation for Tuesday’s match against Thailand. The USWNT have a relatively easy group at the World Cup. Solo opened up about her feelings toward Ellis in an interview on the BBC’s Football Daily podcast.”She’s not the leader I wish her to be,” Solo said (h/t CNN’s Harmeet Kaur). And at this point, the focus is about this group of players that are here and now. The 2015 World Cup champion said Ellis refrained from showing USWNT players their defensive errors so as not to hurt their confidence.Solo has never been afraid to speak her mind.

Source: Sky sports June 11, 2019 00:45 UTC