Schmidt: We impose our style of play on USA

Canada midfielder Sophie Schmidt says her team is in 'ecstasy' over their qualification into the semi-finals of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

　
The Maple Leafs midfielder said: 'We feel like we're in ecstasy.
　
'It may sound a bit odd, but we knew we were going to beat Great Britain and reach the semi-finals. It's exactly this belief in ourselves which marks us out right now.'
　
'We're actually the same players as last year, but John and his team have made us so much stronger tactically. We feel better prepared than ever before. In tight situations in the past, we had a tendency to panic, but now we know exactly what we have to do. We're just so much stronger as a unit now.'
　
'We believe in ourselves! We're playing the best teams in the world and dominating them at times. It’s also connected to the fact that we sense the coach believes in us. These are very exciting times for us.'
　
Schmidt insisted that Canada are ready to face the USA girls.
　
'The USA will come out fighting, as they always do against us. They always turn in their best performances against us. They also have some of the world's quickest players, and some of the most experienced. We have to be ready for that.
　
'We'll find a way of matching them. We'll simply carry on where we left off in our last two matches, which worked out very well for us. We'll try and impose our style of play on them.'
　　
Aug. 6, 2012.