U.S. women’s national team manager Jill Ellis has attempted to brush off Hope Solo’s pointed criticism of her coaching ability.
Speaking to a BBC podcast, Solo unloaded on her former manager last week.
“Jill – she’s not the leader I wish her to be,” Solo said.
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“She relies heavily on her assistant coaches. She cracks under the pressure quite a bit. But oftentimes it doesn’t matter, because the quality of the players on the U.S. team is superb.”
Solo, considered one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, won two gold medals and the 2015 World Cup title during a decorated spell with the national team.