The U.S. coach again pushed the right buttons as the Americans secured the World Cup trophy with an emphatic win over Japan, writes Thomas Floyd.
VANCOUVER — A thickening haze drifted though BC Place, the product of wildfires that raged in British Columbia on Sunday. Amid the smoky conditions, Jill Ellis' vision remained clear.
It wasn't always that way. The U.S. national team looked like it was in a fog for the first four games of this Women's World Cup. But when it mattered most, Ellis delivered three straight master classes of coaching.
Her tactical adjustments clicked.