One of the players who seems unstoppable in scoring is Arsenal’s Bethmead. He has scored a national team record of 14 goals in his country in the past season.
Under Weegman-and more recently in northern London-Mead was deployed as a wider forward or winger, but earlier in her career she also succeeded as a central number nine in Sunderland.
Asked if England was considering trying Mead in the role of central striker, Weegman replied: We always have doubts about ourselves. She played at the age of nine. With us, she isn’t playing as 9, we took another option with it. Maybe we have that in mind. I haven’t tried it yet.
“Now, that Chloe [Kelly, Man City winger] As you may have noticed, there are now more options. There are additional players in advance. Yes, there are still many options, but they are deep in our hearts. “
Who gets the node at number 10?
Weegman is also endowed with a set of options in the deeper slots behind the central striker, giving him the flexibility to choose “No 10” or place someone in a more aggressive midfield role. there is.
Georgia Stanway seems most likely to nod if England wants to play in a more traditional 4-3-3 form. But if Weegman chooses something similar to 4-2-3-1 instead, Manchester United’s Ella Toone and Chelsea’s forward, Fran Kirby, both have a lot to offer as “No10”. Toon’s role off the bench against the Dutch was particularly effective in the second half.
Asked how far away from knowing the exact start XI of the Euro opening game more generally, Weegman said:
“And even if we’re close, the level is so high and so close that you still have the opportunity to change it a bit. [between the players] There are many options. But we are really close.
“We talk about it every day, we see the players every day, of course we talk to the players every day, and they have a hard time making choices for us.”
Telegraph Sport predicts to start XI in Euro opening match v Austria on July 6 England:
England (4-3-3): Ears; Bronze, Bright, Greenwood, Daily; Williamson, Walsh, Stanway; Mead, White, Hemp