![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/usa-women-accused-of-not-putting-winning-first-in-latest-dig-after-world-cup-exit/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_GettyImages-1359093320jpgc.jpg&description=The tournament favourites struggled to emulate their performances at the two previous World Cups and eventually exited the competition in the Round of 16 Former US international Taylor Twellman is the latest person to criticise the USWNT after their poor showing at the World Cup ended with an early exit. The Stars and Stripes had a campaign to forget at this year's World Cup, with their unconvincing showing in the group stages followed by a penalty shootout loss versus Sweden. Not only was their performance in Group E the worst in their history, their defeat in the Round of 16 represents their earliest exit ever. Overall, their four games Down Under yielded just one win in the form of a 3-0 defeat of Vietnam in their opening game, while Vlatko Andonovski's players scored just once in the rest of their games. After coming into the tournament as favourites to win a third successive World Cup - as the world's best-ranked team, no less - their struggles have come as something of a surprise. Now former New England Revolution forward Twellman - who currently appears as an analyst for Apple TV - has called for wholesale changes from top to bottom after the team's shock exit. The 43-year-old expressed his concerns at how the US were outplayed by their opponents in Australia and New Zealand during a summer to forget. Speaking to TMZ Sports, he said: "In this World Cup, [in terms of] technical, tactical [aspects] they were completely outdone! It was obvious. They didn't score a goal in 238 minutes. You are the No. 1 nation in the world, that's inexplicable so now this is a watershed moment." "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. I think top to bottom, the United States Federation on the women's side has to look at development, they have to look at the collegiate part of it, they have to look at the development within the professional leagues. "Are the professional leagues developing the players the right way? Is technique a huge part of){kind=link}
The tournament favourites struggled to emulate their performances at the two previous World Cups and eventually exited the competition in the Round of 16
Former US international Taylor Twellman is the latest person to criticise the USWNT after their poor showing at the World Cup ended with an early exit.
The Stars and Stripes had a campaign to forget at this year’s World Cup, with their unconvincing showing in the group stages followed by a penalty shootout loss versus Sweden. Not only was their performance in Group E the worst in their history, their defeat in the Round of 16 represents their earliest exit ever.
Overall, their four games Down Under yielded just one win in the form of a 3-0 defeat of Vietnam in their opening game, while Vlatko Andonovski’s players scored just once in the rest of their games. After coming into the tournament as favourites to win a third successive World Cup – as the world’s best-ranked team, no less – their struggles have come as something of a surprise.
Now former New England Revolution forward Twellman – who currently appears as an analyst for Apple TV – has called for wholesale changes from top to bottom after the team’s shock exit. The 43-year-old expressed his concerns at how the US were outplayed by their opponents in Australia and New Zealand during a summer to forget.