Crystal Dunn was the last player cut from the U.S. team before the 2015 Women’s World Cup. Two position changes later, she's a key part of the 2019 squad.
A forward in her first go-around with the national team and a midfielder with her club team, she now plays left back for Ellis, who says Dunn’s speed and intelligence allow her to push forward in the attack at times and stay back to defend at others.
“The growth and the sophistication, the subtleties, the nuances of learning that position, she’s made good strides,” Ellis continued. “Dunny’s someone that recognizes she wants to continue to grow in that position.” “What I’ve had to learn is picking and choosing my times to go,” she said. “I don’t just go every play. I only am involved in the attack when I think I can create numbers-up situations. But if I think I’m just pulling more defenders into the space of a [Megan Rapinoe] or an Alex [Morgan], I’m like, ‘Listen, you guys do what you got to do. I’m going to sit back here.
“I really admire the position now because you can make an impact and do incredible things and be a bad-ass defender as well. I’ve been having fun with it for sure.”
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