The former U.S. and current Sweden coach found Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo to be a "challenge" to deal with.
Blunt assessment, of herself and others, was one of Pia Sundhage's trademarks during the four years she spent coaching the United States women's soccer team. Rest assured, nothing has changed now that she's coaching her native Sweden.
In a wide-ranging interview with for a New York Times story published this week, Sundhage offered up a few unfiltered opinions on some of the American players she once coached — and will face again when the Swedes meet the U.