The former Chelsea boss took charge of the American women’s side in May 2024 and she is grateful for international football’s less match-heavy schedule compared to domestic games because it gives her more time to plan for the future.

She told The Guardian newspaper: “I’m enjoying having a little bit more brain time in between, so I can think strategically about doing things instead of having a game every three days.

“I can plan medium-to-long term within the federation, to chart a course for not just the women’s national team but with our youth national teams, for how USA continues to compete at the top end.”

And Emma feels “really loved” by fans and figures in the sport in the US.

She said: “I’ve been so well received out there, they genuinely do love English people in America.

“I feel they’ve adopted me and they look after me, I feel really loved.

Although Team USA are on a five-match winning streak, with no goals conceded, and Emma thinks they are in a “good place”, the coach won’t be drawn on her hopes for the 2027 World Cup yet.

She said: “We’ve got to qualify first, you must go one step at a time..

“I feel like we’re in a good place. We still need more experience and that’s what we have to try to acquire in these upcoming games, getting them the right exposures at an international level so that, come the qualifications next year, we feel fully prepared, so I’m really excited about our team.”