体坛英语资讯：U.S. coach expects competitive World Cup final against disciplined Netherlands
<p><span word="LYON">LYON</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 6-- <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="said">said</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="disciplined">disciplined</span>" <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="in">in</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="final">final</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="team">team</span>," <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="match">match</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champions">champions</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talented">talented</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="disciplined">disciplined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="match">match</span>."</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="positioning">positioning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="schooled">schooled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="personality">personality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ellis">Ellis</span>' <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quadrennial">quadrennial</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="Ellis">Ellis</span>' <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="echoed">echoed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Megan">Megan</span> <span word="Rapinoe">Rapinoe</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sidelined">sidelined</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-1 <span word="semifinal">semifinal</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hamstring">hamstring</span> <span word="injury">injury</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="front">front</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 34-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="wins">wins</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="tremendously">tremendously</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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