{"id":300968,"date":"2023-11-30T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300968"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:39:27","slug":"emma-hayes-arrival-perfect-timing-as-uswnt-seek-olympic-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/emma-hayes-arrival-perfect-timing-as-uswnt-seek-olympic-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Hayes\u2019 arrival \u2018perfect timing\u2019 as USWNT seek Olympic gold"},"content":{"rendered":"
Emma Hayes is set to leave Chelsea after a trophy-laden spell in charge <\/p>\n
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United States forward Trinity Rodman said their early exit at the World Cup was a turning point for the squad and the arrival of Emma Hayes as their new manager comes at the perfect time with the Paris Olympics just around the corner.<\/p>\n
The US had been going for a third straight World Cup title in Australia and New Zealand but were eliminated by Sweden in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n
Vlatko Andonovski stepped down as coach shortly after their exit and the changes kept coming with the retirements of stalwarts Megan Rapinoe and Julie Ertz.<\/p>\n
But the naming of long-time Chelsea manager Hayes has given the squad the belief that they can quickly reassert their dominance on the global stage when the Paris Games begin in July.<\/p>\n
\u201cFailures bring us to succeed,\u201d Rodman told reporters ahead of the team\u2019s friendly against China in Florida on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the US team, we always talk about how we\u2019ve been the best forever. But at the World Cup, we did not show that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s a weird moment for her to come in, but it\u2019s almost perfect timing because the World Cup was such a huge learning experience for the new players, veterans and everybody in between.<\/p>\n
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Trinity Rodman believes that Emma Hayes can restore the USA\u2019s dominance <\/p>\n
\u201cTeams are getting better … and we don\u2019t dominate every team we play against.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rodman said Hayes does not want the players to stray from who they are on the pitch.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wants us to be the players that we came into these camps as, she doesn\u2019t want us molded into something else,\u201d said Rodman, the 21-year-old daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wants our personalities to show through our game.\u201d<\/p>\n