EXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Season Preview Week — Washington Spirit, with Riss Willett of Shea Butter FC
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Trinity Rodman contract
I think that Trinity and DC is home for her. So it was a good thing to see her resign. So the pressure was immediately like, it went down.
Aubrey Kingsbury pregnancy/CBA
Congratulations to Aubrey [Kingsbury]. I know that she's talked about it before that she's wanted to start a family. And with the CBA being the way that it is now, players have that comfortability where they know that they're still going to have a job, even if they have a child.
Manager changes
Jonah Geraldes decided he was going to leave. And we all kind of just scratched our heads like, you haven't even been here a year. I'm not understanding.
Claudia Martinez usage
They've been really intentional about not really disclosing how they are going to use [Claudia Martinez]. I think they'll probably really kind of limit her and see how she handles it.
NWSL season predictions
I'm an optimist at heart, my hope is that we're first, but the realist in me with all of the changes, especially at goal, I think six is not a bad spot to put them at.
Club management
It is our belief here at XOG that the Washington Spirit are the best run club in the NWSL.
Washington Spirit roster needs
I think that if I had to pick a player, I think that I would probably bring in somebody on the attack or a forward. They've had such problems in the past with actually finishing.
Player transfers
I am very sad that she [Croy Bethune] left us. The jersey curse lives on. I bought her jersey last year.
NWSL playoff structure
I think it's really about bringing it home at the end of the year and winning that knockout tournament that we choose to let decide the entire year's value.