"As much as I don't want to admit it, I still don't feel like I was my full self tonight, which sucks. I feel like this is the second year I've gone to a final not I feeling myself. So it just makes me sad. But yeah, for me, I was just trying to go out there and do what I could. I definitely underperformed."
"Rodman, who has been trying to recover from a sprained MCL in her right knee for the last month, started the match on the bench, but entered the game as a 57th-minute substitute. She was largely ineffective, and didn't get a shot off during her 33-minute stint. When asked about the state of her knee, Rodman said it "felt great," but later admitted she was far from full strength."
Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman entered the NWSL Championship final as a substitute while recovering from a sprained MCL and the Spirit lost 1-0 to Gotham FC on Rose Lavelle's 80th-minute goal. Rodman began the match on the bench, entered in the 57th minute, and had a largely ineffective 33-minute stint without recording a shot. Rodman said her knee "felt great" but acknowledged she was not at full strength and described her performance as underperforming. This marked a second consecutive final affected by injury for Rodman and left her emotional after the defeat.
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