Being the manager of the U.S. women's national team is one of those jobs that comes with the seat already warm.
History guarantees such an environment. The Americans have won four World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals; going a step further, only once have the U.S. women not reached the semifinals of a major tournament. That came in the 2016 Olympics, when Sweden dumped the Americans out of the tournament via a penalty shootout at the quarterfinal stage.
The expectations remain sky-high for the U.S. heading into every tournament it plays, and that pressure is especially present for whoever the head coach is.