Forget the celebrations for a second. Sure, Carli Lloyd’s golf clap was a perfect response to last week’s anti-USWNT backlash, but it’s really the footnote from Sunday’s comprehensive 3-0 drubbing of Chile, particularly as it pertains to the United States’ chances of becoming the second team in Women’s World Cup history to win two tournaments in a row. What I’m taking away from Sunday’s match, and from last Tuesday’s demolition of Thailand, is that Lloyd is on a mission to leave this tournament in a state of scorched earth. The USWNT should be grateful for her rage. Prior to the tournament, Lloyd was characteristically frank about being relegated to a super sub role for this, her fourth World Cup: she told the Los Angeles Times that “of course” she’s not okay with a spot on the bench, before arguing her case in the press: Nothing’s really changed since 2005 when I first got on this team. I made a choice to be 100%, 100% of the time. That means grinding every single day. That means preserving through challenging situations. Advertisement In some ways, Lloyd is right; as a midfielder for the NWSL’s most dysfunctional side, Sky Blue FC, she still…