The United States women’s national team advanced to the gold medal match with a 1-0 victory vs. Germany on Tuesday, however not all USA fans were impressed.
American captain Lindsey Horan has received the most criticism of any USWNT player on the field after a string of poor performances. Her two knockout games against Japan and Germany saw careless giveaways that sprung attacks for the opponent and sluggish play in the midfield.
We at The18 even put out an opinion piece that head coach Emma Hayes should think about benching Horan.
Hayes used Horan for the entire 120 minutes against Japan in the quarterfinal but opted to take out the 30-year-old after 90 minutes against Germany. The USWNT scored shortly after Horan’s exit in extra time.
Horan completed 74% of her passes vs. the Germans, didn’t complete either of her two attempts to dribble past opponents and didn’t record any accurate crosses.
USWNT fans were livid with Horan.
USWNT fans react to Lindsey Horan performance vs Germany
Lindsey Horan is a liability.
— liv (@waltivertz) August 6, 2024
julie foudy politely saying lindsey horan has sucked this entire tournament is SENDING ME
— jillian (@bedsheetablaze) August 6, 2024
USWNT captain Lindsey Horan with a direct kick right into Rose Lavelle. That’s our captain. pic.twitter.com/k7osjXfzjC
— NWSL Chris (@lennonfoto) August 6, 2024
what’s Tim walz’s plan to get Lindsey Horan off the field #USWNT
— dani (@danidontmiss) August 6, 2024
my favorite part about the uswnt is watching lindsey horan stand perfectly still as a ball passes by her instead of trying to get to it and win it back
— noelani ☻ (@secretlifecfme) August 6, 2024
“horan uncharacteristically given away a few bad balls this tournament” how many times before its characteristic bc
— A (@snacks_fc) August 6, 2024
I can’t stand watching Lindsey Horan pic.twitter.com/DqK5c65fx2
— ‼️ (@cinemapleasure) August 6, 2024
LINDSEY HORAN SUBBED OUT pic.twitter.com/47SRBNJDW5
— jill ☀️ (@alikriegys) August 6, 2024
i am so baffled at what has happened to lindsey horan, struggling to recall the last time i saw someone fall off in real time like this
— non-bry-nary | FREE (@brycebasically) August 6, 2024
It’s unlikely that Horan will be benched for the final on Saturday. USWNT fans will have to hope Horan has saved her best for last, as we’ve yet to see her best in these Olympics.
