Ellis also suggested that sexism was at work, wondering if as many questions about the scoring and celebrations would have been raised had a men's team won so dominantly. "Stop judging these women with patriarchal glasses", another former American star, Abby Wambach, tweeted. "You would never say this about a men's team". However, former U.S. defender Alexi Lalas, also now a television soccer analyst, said "yes we would". He feared that the celebrations and the goals had cost the U.S. team fans and "sealed themselves as villains" of the Cup.