When Orlando Pride Head Coach Marc Skinner arrived in Orlando, he brought a new mentality, style of play and an overall culture he wanted to instill.
On Sunday, those very things will be tested in the Pride’s 2019 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season opener against the Portland Thorns.
After spending two and a half seasons at the helm of Birmingham City Women of the FA Women’s Super League, Skinner was credited with completely turning around the Blues’ style of play to a free-flowing, but also defensively sound and attacking-minded system.
He hopes to bring this same style to Orlando.