Analysis: The U.S. women's national team, led by Coach Vlatko Andonovski, has advanced to the knockout stage, but hasn't exactly had a smooth World Cup so far. Here's a closer look at some of the team's trouble spots:
This was largely the result of Portugal’s 4-4-2 diamond formation, which crowded central midfield and denied service to Andi Sullivan, the lone U.S. defensive midfielder. Playmakers Horan and Rose Lavelle, meanwhile, were largely forced to operate from wide areas — curtailing their influence, stretching the Americans’ shape and exposing them defensively.
team, Andonovski has struggled to make impact substitutions beyond inserting Lavelle against Vietnam and the Netherlands as she worked her way back from a knee injury. In the draw with the Dutch, he only made that single swap as several players ran out of gas. His main adjustment against Portugal, on the other hand, was the 61st-minute addition of tried-and-tested veteran Megan Rapinoe.But the move was a misfire.
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