Emma Hayes saluted the efficiency and clinical edge demonstrated by USA Women, who enjoyed a commanding 4-0 victory over South Korea in her first match in charge.
The former Chelsea boss made a winning start with the Stars and Stripes, as Mallory Swanson and Tierna Davidson scored a brace apiece at Dick s Sporting Goods Park.
Hayes departed Chelsea last month after a glittering 12-year spell, which culminated in her guiding the Blues to a fifth successive Women s Super League title.
The 47-year-old officially started her new job when she linked up with the US Women s national team in Colorado this week, and is already seeing strides being made.
Win No. 1 in the books
— U.S. Women s National Soccer Team (@USWNT)
You can see we re building something, Hayes told ESPN. There s lots of work to do. There are lots of holes in our play, no question, but it was a good start.
I get to enjoy these amazing players. I just feel re-energised, and I want to coach this group, and they want to be coached.
In terms of what I asked from the group, what we prepared for, the execution of that, we ve made steps in the right direction.
I felt for the first 30 minutes, it was technical execution where we struggled. We scored in our first three chances, so we were efficient, we were clinical.
