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I'm confused...let me get this straight, the coach of the WNT selected his starting team for the semifinals and it didn't include Hope Solo. After the game she makes some comments to the press about why his decision sucked and how she could've done it better than Briana Scurry.

This seems so straightforward to me. You didn't get picked, suck it up! Seriously though, it's not the player's decision to make team selections. The coach is the tactician here, he/she makes the call on who plays the game. It's entirely up to him. Yea you fume or you huff and puff but in the end when speaking to the press you reaffirm your support in the coach and say you hope that next time you can convince your coach of why you should have that starting position. Speaking out and criticizing your coach typically would end in a fine. You can't demand anything, you're a player. Did I miss something??

Edit: By all means all the heat is on the coach to justify his selection however Hope Solo shouldn't have a voice in this issue. I could site waaaay too many examples in National Leagues or Country selections to even waste time siting them lol. You all know it's happened countless times before.