Welcome back to Squad Depth with Theo Lloyd-Hughes.

This week, it's all about the NWSL moment. And more specifically the struggling Utah Royals.

Theo sat down with Kelly Cousins, the general manager of the 2024 expansion club, to get a better idea of what is going on behind the scenes in Salt Lake City.

After 10 matches, the Royals are bottom of the NWSL table with only one win. Over the past couple of months, the team has also lost two assistant coaches. Head coach Amy Rodriguez is learning a lot in her first-ever season as a head coach even if it is coming the hard way.

Having spent a decade as a head coach in the English Women's leagues with Reading FC, Cousins gives insight into how she evaluates and guides Rodriguez through this difficult debut year.

We look to answer questions about what are the Royals' targets and growth points for this season. How are they trying to improve? And, what changes might we see?

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