Olympic women's soccer doesn't have an age of participation like men's soccer. (U-restricted, the world's top women's soccer stars have made competing for Olympic gold one of the major milestones of their careers, and the tournament is no less important than the world of women's soccer.
The women's soccer tournament at this year's Paris Olympics will kick off on July 25, with the top eight teams advancing to the knockout rounds after three group matches, culminating in an August 10 decision on the gold medal.
As kings of the world, the four stars and four Olympic gold medals on the U.S. women's soccer jersey show the dominance of the past. In recent years, with the integrity of the league system and the club's youth training system, European countries have retired and European countries have risen rapidly. The once-unbeatable U.S. women's soccer team has lost many matches in the tournament. The U.S. women's soccer team is no longer the unbeatable and absolute king, and the players and coaches will be under immense pressure to recapture the glory of the past.
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team announced its 18-player roster for the Paris Olympics on June 26, 2024, with Alex Failed Morgan, Korbin Albert Included in Controversy The roster is devoid of veterans who have won Olympic gold medals. Skepticism about the lineup change and the bold choices of a new coach coming in are challenging the once kingly maestro.
Emma Chelsea Women's Soccer Championship Coach Hayes Officially Announced to Take Over as U.S. Women's Soccer Head Coach (Photo Credit: USWNT)
The U.S. women's soccer team signed champion Emma Hayes, who coached Chelsea's women's soccer team for 12 years, in November 2023 with the goal of reclaiming lost Olympic gold in Paris.
But an official coaching change is just that, an official coaching change. 'Official announcement' only, Emma Until May 2024, Hayes' contract with Chelsea Women's Football Team, Europe's top team and the English Women's Super League. (WSL) defending champions for four consecutive seasons, with a variety of major tournaments attacking at the end of the season - two hard-fought Champions League semi-finals and Barcelona Women, a thrilling final round of the league with Manchester City Women, and five consecutive titles on goal difference - has made it imperative that Emma and her coaching team had to be fully engaged in Chelsea Women's preparations and matches, making it difficult to distract themselves from Team USA matters.
Even though Emma has less than a week off after the WSL tournament, he will be flying the team to the United States to take up his duties. Facing the upcoming Paris Olympics at the end of July, the U.S. women's soccer team under this new coach has only two months to train and prepare, with only four open matches before the Games. The rush of time tests the bonding and understanding between coach and players.
In addition, the format of the Paris Olympics was a huge challenge:
In a schedule of only 17 days, a championship team will face as many as six matches, with an average of only two days of rest between matches, far below the standard of five days of rest set by FIFPRO (International Federation of Professional Footballers' Associations). To make matters even more brutal, the player roster for the Paris Olympics is only open to the 18 players registered for each team, less than the 23 player roster that can be brought to a normal soccer match. It is expected that each team will have 2 goalkeepers. (GK) Additionally, there are only 16 men left to rotate through the remaining 10 positions. With today's soccer games allowing 5 substitutions per game, almost all teams will have to play back-to-back Olympic games.
With an over-intensive schedule and fewer players available, new coach Emma has only one month to select players, whether it's to understand the players' current situation, technical ability, tactical adaptability, or to build trust and team understanding with the players. The "lack of time" has added to the new coach's goal of winning gold in her first major tournament, making it an S++ level of difficulty.
The first influence on the 18-player Olympic roster announced by head coach Emma on June 26 at Hayes was U.S. women's soccer star and national team captain Alex. failing Morgan.
Alex Morgan, 34, plays in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for the San Diego Waves as a forward, representing back number 13. Since being named to the adult national team in 2010, his 224 appearances rank 9th all-time, his 123 goals rank 5th on the U.S. Women's Soccer scoring list, and his 53 assists rank in the team's top 10. he has won two Women's World Soccer gold medals in 2015 and 2019 and a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. He is undoubtedly the signature star of the U.S. women's soccer team.
Press conference in the Olympic roster announcement interview, Emma While Hayes said that he did not choose Morgan. 'Difficult decision', in the short training camp, I also saw Morgan's professional ability as a top player, but in the interview, I also revealed my attitude that I want to give more young players a chance to play. At the same time, considering that the Olympics can only take 18 people, I ultimately did not choose Alex. Morgan.
