By Josue Lopez
US Women’s National Team players Alyssa Naeher and Crystal Dunn spoke previous the SheBelieves Cup that will take place from February 18-24, where the United States with step on the field with Canada, Brazil, and Argentina
The World Cup Champions and Olympic Gold medalist will start their journey against the neighbors in the North onThursday, February 18 Three days later, they will host Brazil On the 24th. The United States will go against Argentina.
We’re excited about the opponents we are facing. They will bring different challenges.” Said Crystal, who also talked about his time as a Chelsea player. In London, she learned different aspects of the game.
Despite the high level of competition that this tournament represents, the Women’s National Team real focus is in the Olympics, which will take place in Tokyo this summer. As we know, this event was re-scheduled due to the pandemic. “Every game, every tournament is to focus in the Olympics.”
The game against Argentina will be special for goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, since it was her first cap as a USWNT goalkeeper. In addition, she spoke about the importance of the variety of teams they will face. “These three different teams will be three different challenges.” If there’s not a lot of attack in her goal like it happened against Colombia, it is importance to have communication and organization at the backline.
You Can see SheBelieves tournament on FS1 in English, and TUDN in Spanish, starting this Thursday.