All those whispers about the demise of the women’s national team, Naomi Girma says the players never hear them.
“There’s so much outside noise. And there’s a lot of opinions, which is great. That means people are watching and they care about us,” she said.
“But also,” Girma added “it can be distracting.”
So the outside noise stays right there, outside, while inside the team’s circle there are no whispers, there is no doubt. There is only belief.
“We’re still building,” goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher agreed. “I trust any one of the 23 players that we have on the roster.