USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski and Crystal Dunn dismissed concerns around Dunn’s recent comments about being used in a different position than with her NWSL teams. 'I think at the end of the day, it’s really just being authentic.”
U.S. women’s national team coach Vlatko Andonovski and veteran player Crystal Dunn dismissed concerns around Dunn’s recent comments about being used in a different position with the national team than with herDunn, who currently plays as an outside back for the USWNT and as an attacking midfielder in the NWSL, said inconducted last November and published Friday: “I step into camp, and I feel like I lose a part of myself.
The discussion around Dunn’s best position — and more importantly, her best position for the USWNT — is not a new one, but Dunn revealed more of the mental and emotional ramifications of splitting her time across multiple positions in the GQ feature. “It’s not easy, but it comes with its purpose of seeing the field from different angles, and understanding the game and having an appreciation of multiple positions on the field,” she said. “And I think, at the end of day — it’s not to say that I’m never grateful for being here or where I am on this team — it’s just to say it’s okay to also speak your truth and say, like, ‘It’s hard.’ It’s a challenge, and it’s lonely at times.
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