U.S. Women’s National Team legend Carli Lloyd took to social media Monday night to share more harsh truths about the situation with her former team.
Lloyd voiced his opinion to X after watching the USWNT lose 2-0 to Mexico in the group stage of the Concaf Golf Cup on Monday. “No one fears the team as much as they used to.”
“Yes, the whole world has caught up…but I actually hate it when people say that because the #USWNT started falling back in the 2020 Olympics and is going backwards,” Lloyd posted. I wrote it in “…Now they have to rebuild and climb back on their claws #NoOneFearsTheUswntanymore”
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Carli Lloyd during the Tournament of Legends ahead of the Best FIFA Football Award Ceremony at Center Sportif Emilie Antoine on February 27, 2023 in Paris. (Joe Maher – FIFA/FIFA, via Getty Images)
Lloyd’s post received a lot of support, including one who said, “American superiority is a myth! We’re just like everyone else.”
“Yes!” Lloyd said. “Before teams played us, they were losing games because of fear and intimidation. Arrogance and lack of hunger crept in in 2020, and teams became confident that the U.S. could win, and the advantage was lost. I lost it.”
Lloyd, who retired from professional football in November 2021 after a glittering career that included two Olympic gold medals and two World Cup titles, has been saying this since his disappointment at last year’s World Cup. The USWNT lost to Sweden in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16.
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This was the fastest World Cup sending off in USWNT history.
Analysts like Lloyd and Alexi Lalas, who were in Australia and New Zealand for the tournament, were not deterred by the lack of disappointment on the faces of the players themselves.
Lloyd also spoke with former teammate Hope Solo on the “Hope Solo Speaks” podcast, where she admitted that she didn’t like the team’s culture changing in her final year.
Carli Lloyd attends the FIFA World Cup 2026™️ official brand launch held at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles on May 17, 2023. (Caitlin Mulcahy – FIFA/FIFA, via Getty Images)
“Even within our team, the culture has changed,” she said in 2022. “It’s been really tough and challenging to play the last few years. To be honest, I hated it. I didn’t enjoy being on the team. It’s just for the love of the game, really, my I wanted to win and I wanted to help the team, but the culture within the team was the worst I’ve ever seen. So I hope the future is bright and bright. Some Things will change.”
The USWNT still has some solid young talent in Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith, and Lindsey Horan. Emma Hayes has also been announced as the next USWNT head coach following the resignation of Vlatko Andonovski after the 2023 World Cup.
Twila Kilgore is currently acting as interim head coach until Hayes completes the 2023-24 Women’s Super League season in England. She is scheduled to join the team before the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The USWNT will look to bounce back in the SheBelieves Cup semifinals against Japan on April 6, but the real test for this team will be in Paris this summer, where Lloyd and many others believe the U.S. is no longer feared. I hope that people will recognize that there is no such thing.
Carli Lloyd after a friendly soccer match between South Korea and the United States at Children’s Mercy Park on October 21, 2021 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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It remains to be seen whether we will be able to return to that state in the future.
