(Reuters) - Little more than four months on the job, U.S. women's soccer head coach Vlatko Andonovski is earning high praise from team veterans, as the squad looks to build off the momentum of its fourth World Cup win and shake off the demons of an early exit at Rio 2016.
Andonovski, who took over in late October from longtime coach Jill Ellis, has made a smooth transition into the head coaching role, players said on Saturday, a day ahead of their SheBelieves Cup game against Spain.
"He's done a fantastic job," said defender Kelley O'Hara, who has competed in three World Cups with the team."I think you can kind of see it in the way that we're playing." "There's no judgment towards my age, at the end of the day. If I'm performing and I'm doing well in practice and games then essentially under him, you're going to be rewarded," said Lloyd, 37."We're really starting to gel and you're starting to see this new product of football out on the field.
"This team is always really competitive, everyone's fighting for a spot all the time," said Ertz."Of course it's competitive, but at the end of the day it's for the team.""I love that fact that nobody feels locked on this roster," he told reporters."It's a competition and they embrace it."
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