AUCKLAND, New Zealand Co-captain Lindsey Horan brushed aside criticism leveled at the United States by former teammate-turned-pundit Carli Lloyd, calling it outside noise.

Now an analyst with Fox Sports, Lloyd didnt hold back after the Americans eked out a spot in the knockout round at the Womens World Cup with a scoreless draw against Portugal .

Lloyd called her former team uninspiring and criticized players for dancing and laughing with fans after the match in Auckland on Tuesday

I have never witnessed something like that, she said. Theres a difference between being respectful of the fans and saying hello to your family, but to be dancing, to be smiling?

The next day, Lloyd walked back the comments a bit: I was very critical of the team last night. I had some time to reflect, to sleep on it and I want people to understand that I care deeply about this team.

Horan said Thursday that Lloyds comments stung.

Its kind of frustrating for me to hear, especially knowing this team and knowing how much we put into every single game, how much preparation we put into every single game, seeing our trainings, seeing how hard we work, Horan said.