体坛英语资讯：U.S. coach expresses excitement ahead of Womens World Cup title defense
<p><span word="REIMS">REIMS</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 10-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Jill">Jill</span> <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Excitement">Excitement</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span>," <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="F">F</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="grows">grows</span>. <span word="Players">Players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>, <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hungry">hungry</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Players">Players</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="night">night</span>," <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="points">points</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cups">Cups</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="incredibly">incredibly</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Ellis">Ellis</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="knowns">knowns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>", <span word="while">while</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unknowns">unknowns</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Multiple">Multiple</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="validated">validated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>, <span word="cohesion">cohesion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>.</p>
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