Ben Smith
Ben Smith
depth looked top
She looked to be in top form. She looked like she was back to where Pam Dreyer should be on the depth chart.
chair choose liable music number situation
Like all players, if they choose to try to play forever, their number is liable to come up. And in this situation ... (Cammi) and Shelley didn't have a chair when the music stopped.
came camp case maybe might nobody thinking
Nobody came into our camp thinking they've got it made. That might not have been the case in 1998 and maybe even 2002.
ability game glad
She's one of those show-stopper-type players. There are times in a game where she has the ability to do something like that. I'm glad she's on our team.
best chance game means might players
Of all the players here, she might have the best chance of being here in 2010 or 2014 because of what the game means to her.
game miles plenty sleep
There's plenty of miles to go before we sleep. It's just another game in the books.
against dogs hungry judged knew pushing role
They knew they'd be judged against hungry dogs who were pushing for spots. Sometimes, a role isn't there.
ability mature saw though
You saw why she's here. Even though she's young in age, she's mature in her ability and goal-scoring.
offensive
As a young kid, she was an offensive whiz-bang.
becomes calls close emotional enters everybody fall figure gets healthy human season value
The calls are always tough. We had the whole fall season to kind of figure this thing out. You want to get everybody healthy when it gets down that close so they can all show you what their value is. It becomes clear, but then what enters into it is the emotional human side. That's always gut-wrenching for everyone.
ability behind early hard mount
At times we showed an ability to mount an attack. But when you get behind that early it makes it hard to come back.
access air airport allow canada cancelled caused decision demand due existing flights inadequate lack regional
This decision will allow Air Canada, through its regional partner, Air Canada Jazz, to re-instate flights previously cancelled due to the lack of demand caused by inadequate access to the airport under the existing ferry service.
canadian directly goals good mistakes team tough turn
This Canadian team is too good for us to make mistakes that turn directly into goals. That was a tough way to start.
assert chance coming everybody gave hope opinions ownership people players realize remember several team united year
The young players coming up in our team are really remarkable. That's one thing I hope people will remember about this year for this team: That we gave several young players a chance to take ownership and assert their place for the United States. ... I realize everybody has an opinion, and a lot of those opinions favored Cammi. But that's part of my job.