‘It was like a clean slate.’ Julie Ertz’s return to action gives U.S. a defensive anchor
LA TimesU.S. midfielder Julie Ertz waves after she was presented a jersey marking her 100th match before an international friendly match against Ireland in Austin, Texas, on April 8. “I wanted to just make sure that I was in the safest place for my body to return,” said Ertz, who hadn’t taken that much time off from soccer since childhood. Julie Ertz and Vietnam’s goalkeeper Thi Kim Thanh Tran go for the ball during the Women’s World Cup Group E match in Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday. Without Sauerbrunn, the most seasoned active U.S. player, Andonovski’s options at center back were a pair of World Cup rookies in Naomi Girma and Alana Cook — and Ertz, a natural midfielder who played the entire 2015 World Cup as a center back, helping the U.S. go undefeated. “I’m glad we made that decision.” Ertz has been a workhorse in her three World Cups, missing just one start while helping the U.S. to two titles.
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