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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It should be dropping any day now. Anyone want to share hopefuls, predictions, unpopular opinions? I’ll start!

My roster

Goal: Naeher, Murphy 
Defense: Nighswonger, Girma, Fox, Krueger, Davidson
Mid (/defense): Sonnett, Horan, Shaw, Lavelle, Coffey (pending injury update), Yohannes
Forwards: Smith, Rodman, Swanson, Dunn

Thoughts: 
I realize this is 17, not the 18. I’m unsure of a few others. I don’t think Alex Morgan should go, unless for veteran/ locker room presence. She just hasn’t been performing at a USWNT level, and our forward and chemistry between Swanson/ smith/ Rodman clearly wins out.

I really want them to bring Yohannes. She’s a great player and the last 15 min she played against South Korea in the friendly showed me she is ready to play with the NT- I think welcoming and developing younger players is the right move here instead of players who are past their prime like Morgan.

I don’t want Korbin Albert to go. I don’t think her homophobic social media activity was appropriately handled, and I can’t imagine how her queer teammates feel comfortable playing alongside someone who liked social media videos rooting for the injury of a teammate (Rapinoe). Additionally, I wasn’t at all impressed last time she was on the field with USWNT- she didn’t make an impact at all. Did not prove she even deserves a spot, let alone the recent controversy. Christen Press also just spoke out about this situation and how poorly it was handled. (Link for more info re the Albert situation- https://sports.yahoo.com/korbin-albert-uswnt-megan-rapinoe-164310849.html )

I would love Bethune to be selected, but not sure if that’s likely after being a training player at camp.

Not sure about alternates. Macario may make the team or alternate, Moultrie, Hershfelt. 
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Her homophobic social media activity? Are you serious? We are so doomed as a society because of people like you.[/quote]

Korbin is the future of the US women's midfield.  You obvioulsy know nothing about soccer.[/quote]

Last time she was on the field against South Korea she did nothing. Passed the ball back, did not advance it, was not confident, didn’t make any moves. Her PLAY at the current time doesn’t merit a spot on the field. [/quote]

Have you watched her play for her club team? Do you know what club she plays for? I've watched her play a few times for PSG, and the US coaching staff has definitely been following her development closely. Look up the awesome goal she scored for PSG in March. Europe is becoming the center of the women's professional soccer universe, even though arguably, from top to bottom, the NWSL is still a better league. Players from all over the world who play for  European clubs have something that NWSL players don't have, the Champions League, which provides high-level international competition against teams from multiple European leagues. Emma Hayes seems to be looking for a different type of player, and she clearly values Albert's experience with a European team. She's a 20-year-old midfielder who is holding her own against strong competition.

It's fine and understandable for you to dislike Albert for her offensive social media activity, but do you know enough about her to say with such certainty that she doesn't deserve a spot based only on soccer? She can score, plays with both feet, and can cover a ton of ground. What other box-to-box midfielder should go in her place?

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