I’ll admit that I had some conflicting emotions when I saw the teamsheet. With several Red Stars players having seen minutes just 48 hours ago with the USWNT, the smart and sensible thing to do would’ve been to rest some people. Which is what Rory Dames did. Only Alyssa Naeher was back in the team for the trip to Orlando.
Still. Seeing a Red Stars lineup without Christen Press, Julie Ertz, or Casey Short gave me a real jolt of terror. Especially when Orlando sent out Alex Morgan and Ali Krieger. In the run-up to the game, this, to me, had all the hallmarks of a disaster in waiting.