Who Is Emma Hayes' USWNT 'Core Four' Right Now? | Full Time Podcast

Welcome to Full Time, a show about women's soccer.The USWNT 's April window is over. A California double-header against Brazil resulted in one win and one defeat.So, what have we learned from these two matches? As Emma Hayes continues her year of discovery, who is at the core of her roster? Who is she building the future USWNT around?In this episode, Tamerra Griffin and Meg Linehan are joined by The Athletic's Jeff Rueter to analyze the USWNT's two performances against Brazil while also answering some big questions about the present and future of this roster. They also break down who the standout players from the games were and the extensive problems with the midfield line. Chapter descriptions: 00:00 Intro 04:17 Key takeaways with Jeff Rueter08:27 What is Emma Hayes trying to learn here? 10:17 Who was missing from these games?15:08 Who stepped up?20:02 Analyzing the goalkeeping options29:15 Problems with the midfield40:58 Who impressed you the most? 43:23 OutroThumbnail credit: Brad Smith/ISI Photos/USSF / Contributor / Getty Images North America via Getty Images------------#nwsl #uswnt #wsl------------Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/Get in touch: fulltime@theathletic.comFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltimeCatch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77