GOTHAM FC
Gotham FC’s roster depth is being put to the take a look at.
After selecting up their first win of the season Saturday, Gotham (1-2-1) flew to Los Angeles this week for the beginning of a nine-day, three-city highway journey.
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Gotham opened the journey Friday with a 4-0 win over Angel Metropolis FC.
They’re scheduled to play on the Portland Thorns on Monday and on the Washington Spirit on April 26 earlier than returning dwelling.
“Clearly, we have to put together the group to win each recreation. That’s our goal,” Gotham FC coach Juan Carlos Amorós stated Thursday. “However on the similar time, we attempt to shield the gamers and the protection of the gamers comes at all times first. … We’d like the depth of the squad to actually present. We’d like the gamers to step up. We’d like the group to get mentally robust. And I do know these gamers have the expertise of doing it.”
The problem of a grueling cross-country trek like that is exacerbated by the damage hits the group has already endured this season.
Geyse of NY/NJ Gotham FC celebrates with teammates after scoring the group’s fourth aim through the NWSL match between Angel Metropolis FC and NY/NJ Gotham FC at BMO Stadium on April 18, 2025 in Los Angeles. NWSL by way of Getty Photographs
Gotham opened coaching camp with out star midfielder Rose Lavelle, who’s nonetheless on the mend from offseason foot surgical procedure.
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And membership captain Tierna Davidson suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament within the group’s third match of the season.
Sofia Cook dinner (thigh) and veteran defender Ella Stevens (again) have been listed as out on the group’s availability report for Friday’s match however are thought of day after day, based on the group.
Goalkeepers Shelby Hogan and Ryan Campbell are additionally sidelined with accidents.
Juan Carlos Amoros, Head Coach of NY/NJ Gotham FC, seems to be on through the NWSL match between Angel Metropolis FC and NY/NJ Gotham FC at BMO Stadium on April 18, 2025 in Los Angeles. NWSL by way of Getty Photographs
Hogan has been placed on the 45-day damage record after present process what Amorós described as a “little process” on her thumb. Campbell may also miss this three-game swing after hurting her shoulder.
Their absences prompted Michelle Betos, Gotham’s assistant goalkeepers coach, to come back out of retirement to function a backup.
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The group additionally signed former Princeton goalie Tyler McCamey as a short-term damage substitute.
The group’s well being is its greatest fear in the meanwhile.
However Gotham is hoping it could possibly use their first win as momentum builder.
“We’ve got to lean on one another and ensure that everybody is prepared,” defender Jess Carter stated. “Whether or not you begin the sport, whether or not you come on, whether or not you don’t come on — everyone seems to be so vital. And I feel everybody, hopefully, realizes that. And all of us have to be on our ‘A’ recreation, whether or not it’s in coaching, whether or not it’s in video games, so that everybody is finest ready to get the three factors in all the video games we have now developing.”