What did Lori Lindsey say about Christen Press?

Lori Lindsey earlier discussed the circumstances for Christen Press’ exclusion from the USWNT roster. USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski revealed in 2022 that Press was not going to make the roster even before she tore her ACL in a Saturday NWSL matchup.

On the podcast Monday, Lori Lindsey describes Rapinoe as more of a leader than Christen Press, likening Rapinoe to Abby Wambach in 2015. In her own words:

“In general, Christen Press is going to be more like a Mallory Pugh [in terms of playing style],” she said. “Not a lot of players bring what Megan brings, whether it’s 10 minutes, whether it’s 30 minutes … Do you bring her because you know what you’re going to get on the bench? You know how she’s going to respond to being on the bench? And I think you know that with Megan.”

Christen Press plays for Angel City FC of the National Women’s Soccer League and the United States national team. Press tallied a total of six goals and five assists in 2021 for the United States.

In June 2021, Christen Press was named in the 18-player United States Women’s soccer team roster for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.