5 questions for... Angela Hucles

Fox Sports 1 analyst and former U.S. midfielder Angela Hucles breaks down the team’s play with The Post’s Justin Terranova. The Americans take on Colombia in an elimination round matchup on Monday night.

Q: Is the lack of goalscoring your biggest concern heading out of the preliminary round?

A: I don’t have any huge concerns. I think the question is always in the midfield — that chemistry between [Carli] Lloyd and [Lauren] Holiday and really setting the play for the team. Between the two midfielders and the group up top, we’ve seen a different starting look in every game. It’s really challenging to prepare mentally when you don’t necessarily know who will be starting gametogame. Once that gets sorted out, they can get comfortable in the roles they are asked to do.

Q: How did Alex Morgan look to you in her first extended action against Nigeria?

A: I was surprised a little bit that she got as much playing time as she did. I think she and Abby [Wambach]

have the best chemistry of the forwards. For her, since this was her first opportunity to find a rhythm — it was a good start, but I can see that evolving the more she’s on the field.

Q: Which player has been most valuable for the U.S. thus far?

A: Megan Rapinoe has really helped her team out a lot by being one of the main goalscorers. She’s done a tremendous job so far. Her versatility and style of play makes it very unpredictable for other teams and that makes it a lot more challenging to defend her.

Q: Which other team really impressed you in preliminary play?

A: Cameroon has really impressed me as a surprise team. It’s the first time they’ve played in the World Cup and they’ve shown so much fight and inspired play. They had a big rally against Switzerland and I’m really impressed how organized they’ve come out for some really positive results in their first World Cup appearance. That’s one team I don’t think anyone really had expectations for. Q: How does the pressure change now going into the elimination rounds? A: It’s always more difficult because there’s a lot more at stake. You’re in a round now where you lose the luxury of being able to have an offgame, everything is intensified. The teams really raise their level against the U.S. The U.S. has progressively gotten better in the three games they’ve played, and hopefully for them that’ll continue into the

next rounds.