Triple Espresso takes a break: a look into the USWNT roster drop; plus a recap of the NWSL semifinal games

The Late Sub with Claire Watkins

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🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In today's episode, Claire breaks down the USWNT's November roster, how manager Emma Hayes is able to give new opportunities from a position of strength, and which players Claire is most excited to see out on the pitch against England and the Netherlands. Then, she revels in the incredible NWSL semifinal round, breaking down all the magic that led the Orlando Pride and the Kansas City Current to the NWSL championship game.

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0:00.0	Marta, just the legend, the reinvigorated, maybe the midfielder of the year, the MVP finalist,
0:06.8	Marta for the Orlando Pride, this team that she has played for for years and years and years,
0:12.0	and she's finally going to go to her first championship game.
0:14.8	She takes the ball down.
0:16.2	She makes two defenders miss.
0:17.9	She rounds the keeper.
0:19.0	She slots it in.
0:20.3	That is some magic. That moment is like,
0:23.1	that's why you become an NWSL fan. That's why you become a women's soccer fan. That's why Marta
0:27.8	is the best of the best, right? Hello, everybody and welcome to today's edition of the late
0:36.5	sub. I am your host, Claire Watkins. It is Monday, November 18th, and we have a whole lot of soccer to talk about. We're first going to talk about the U.S. Women's National Team roster that dropped this morning. I'm going to talk about the ins, the outs, the absences, the surprises, kind of what I think Emma Hayes is thinking going into this big trip to Europe to play against England and the Netherlands. And then we're going to do a recap of a fantastic NWSL semi-final round.
1:00.1	All eyes towards championship weekend this weekend is going to be a blast. Let's dig in.
1:04.2	All right. So big soccer week in the United States. This is like the news after the news or the
1:08.7	news before the news. We're actually going to start with,
1:11.6	we're looking ahead beyond NWSL championship weekend. We've got to think ahead, hurry up and wait, right?
1:17.6	The U.S. Women's National Team, November roster is here. This schedule is kind of crazy. So while
1:24.4	teams are playing for the NWSL championship on Saturday night this upcoming weekend,
1:29.1	the U.S. and his national team will already be traveling to camp in England.
1:33.1	Those players that are on both the camp and these championship game rosters will then
1:36.7	join the team after that game is played.
1:39.5	No rest for the weary.
1:40.8	It did actually influence some of the decisions on this roster, which we'll discuss.
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