The United States Women’s National Team announced its provisional squad for the World Cup on Wednesday afternoon. In the aftermath, there have been a lot of conversations about some of the selections. Should Ali Krieger have been called in? Why not Casey Short? Why Allie Long and Morgan Brian instead of McCall Zerboni and Andi Sullivan? Why did Jess McDonald become the favored striker from North Carolina, rather than Lynn Williams? Why didn’t Dani Colaprico get a more serious look? Or Sofia Huerta?
There are arguments for and against all of these decisions.