MELBOURNE : United States coach Vlatko Andonovski mounted an impassioned defence of his team's standards and said criticism of their World Cup campaign was unfair as the defending champions prepare for Sunday's round of 16 clash against Sweden.The U.S. head into their first knock-out clash in Melbourne un
MELBOURNE : United States coach Vlatko Andonovski mounted an impassioned defence of his team's standards and said criticism of their World Cup campaign was unfair as the defending champions prepare for Sunday's round of 16 clash against Sweden.
Retired U.S. great Carli Lloyd gave a scathing assessment of the Portugal game, saying the post that saved the Americans in stoppage time was"player of the match"."For someone again to question the standards .... and mindset of this team after everything that they do, I personally don't think it's the right time to do that," he told reporters on Saturday.
The early eliminations of the heavyweight nations were proof of the tournament's competitiveness, said the coach, arguing that people should not expect the U.S. to blow opponents away like in past World Cups. "We've broken down what went wrong, how we can fix that in possession, out of possession, how we can capitalise on the chances, how we can create more chances in front of goal, how I can put away the chances that I'm given," said Morgan."But at the same time, having this incredible opportunity in front of us in round of 16 against Sweden, a team we know extremely well, I think that there's no question we're highly motivated to play this.
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