Daily News | Five months before the World Cup, the USWNT is gambling at a key position
But you might have noticed her for less positive reasons, too. With Sam Mewis and Julie Ertz out of contention for the World Cup, U.S. manager Vlatko Andonovski tried to shoehorn Kornieck into a more defensive role than she usually plays., you might think the experiment succeeded. But the play on the field showed otherwise. And if world No.
Granted, the bar set by Ertz could end up Hall-of-Fame level high. But it took a historic three-game U.S. losing streak last fall for Andonovski to tweak his preferred midfield triangle, pulling Lindsey Horan deeper to play next to Sullivan instead of in front of her. It may not have been a coincidence that when Andonovski did that in the 2022 finale against Germany, the U.S. came back from 1-0 down to win 2-1. And there’s no shame in wanting to build depth at any position, which Kornieck would be. No one’s assuming she’d be a starter, just a depth piece who could be a big-time weapon for crucial late-game set pieces.
To Kornieck’s credit, she wants to learn the new job. She knows it could be her ticket to the World Cup later this year, and when that’s the prize, many players would do what it takes. Just ask
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