Shanghai, China (My Sportsbook) - Responding to criticism from benched goalie Hope Solo following Thursday's 4-0 loss to Brazil in the World Cup, U.S. coach Greg Ryan said Friday the team "will work to try and get past this hurdle."

Solo had harsh words for her coach after the loss, saying "it was the wrong decision. Anybody who knows anything about the game knows that."

Ryan made a decision on Tuesday to use veteran goalie Brianna Scurry for the match against Brazil. Scurry had a lifetime record of 12-0 against Brazil, but Solo had started the first four games of the World Cup.

Ryan didn't back down from his decision to use Scurry, saying "at the time, I thought Bri was the right choice."

He also mentioned he can learn from the whole experience.

"I have to ... look at my decisions and say, 'Did I make the right ones?' For me, I made the right ones at the time, but as a coach you always have to be willing to learn too," Ryan said.

After the 4-0 loss - the worst in the team's history - Solo made it clear she thought Ryan's decision was the wrong one.

In addition to criticizing the switch and Scurry's play, Solo said "there's no doubt in my mind" I would have made those saves, referring to two goals that went off Scurry's hands.

Ryan said Friday "we can never silence our players," but he wished Solo would have talked to the team behind closed doors.

"The one common thing," Ryan said, "probably more than playing style or number of championships, the one common code has always been the players supported one another."

Although the players were unavailable to the media Friday, Ryan acknowledged there was tension throughout the team.

"I do know that the players are concerned but I don't want to comment on their reaction," Ryan said.

The United States plays Norway in the third-place match on Sunday and Ryan has not made a decision about who will start in goal. It could be Solo, Scurry or Nicole Barnhart.

"This team has no shortage of talent in the goalkeeper ranks," said Ryan, who hinted Solo's future on the team could be in doubt.

Ryan's future is also cloudy, but he said he wasn't going to focus on that.

"I've never spent five minutes trying to keep my job," Ryan said, "but I've spent every waking minute trying to do my job."

The United States was unbeaten under Ryan before Thursday's loss, a streak of 50 games.