The United States finished off the Tournament of Nations with a steady, if not a bit boring, 3-0 win over Japan. Though the performance didn’t have the adrenaline factor of a frantic comeback win against Brazil, a match without incident is just what the doctor ordered for Jill Ellis’ side. Allegedly this match marks the end of Ellis’ Dr. Frankenstein, mad scientist, experimentation period (let’s all take a moment to be disappointed we never saw Allie Long in goal). With that in mind, what lessons did we learn from this match to move forward into the next phase of development.
Tournament of Nations, USA vs Japan: 3 things we learned
