Helene Elliott: Is Jill Ellis too cautious or is she too adventurous?
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Jun 26, 2019
3 minutes
PARIS - Jill Ellis is too cautious. The U.S. Women's coach didn't go to her deep bench early enough in a tense 2-1 World Cup victory over fearless Spain on Monday, ignoring the damage of the stifling heat and the persistent physicality of a team that had nothing to lose against the defending champion Americans.
Ellis should have unleashed big-game scorer Carli Lloyd sooner than the 85th minute of a game that would be extended seven minutes by injury time. And can anyone figure out why Ellis didn't take advantage of Lindsey Horan's commanding presence and
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