The Orlando Pride were arguably the best team in the second half of the 2017 NWSL regular season. Alex Morgan’s return to the NWSL sparked the Pride’s mid-season turn and all of a sudden Orlando looked like a completely different team. The Pride ended the season on a nine-game unbeaten run before losing to Portland in the playoffs.
What’s in store for 2018? Well, for one, team this is a stronger team than last season. The attack got even better with Sydney Leroux joining Marta and Morgan up top, while the defense should improve with multiple key signing highlighted by Shelina Zadorsky.