USWNT head coach Jill Ellis gave a 45-minute conference call after US Soccer released the 2016 Olympic roster. During the conference she was asked to justify or expand on her reasons for taking certain players while putting others on the alternate list. You can find her quotes on Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, and more below.
Morgan Brian
“I got a report on [Morgan Brian] yesterday. She’s actually doing workouts now. I think it’s other hamstring. I think earlier it was one and she was down in Houston and the call I got was it was the other leg.