England Women’s National Team Sarina Wiegman will want to step in, but this month’s Lioness warm-up game at the Euro shows why they’re much more serious competitors.
With goals from Alessia Russo, Georgia Stanway, Bethany England and Jill Scott, England beat Switzerland 4-0 last night to win their third and final warm-up game.
He maintained England’s undefeated record under Weegman (14), scoring 12 goals in the warm-up and scoring one goal. Victory had a familiar theme. With all three, England scored three goals in the last 30 minutes. This is a testament to the strength of the team, but it is also a deep strength that Weegman is free to use.
When it comes to starting XI, there are 5-6 serious candidates to win the tournament, but few can boast of England’s level of team depth.
“We always have a team of 23 people and we all say we can play,” Wiegman said. “And they can all affect the game. I saw it today. It’s a very good result. We have shown again that we are a very suitable team. We bring a submarine. I came back and showed again that I wouldn’t play with just 11 players. “
Weegman will learn from these three games the range of depths she can use when deciding who to start in the Euro opening match against Austria next Wednesday. She has a lot of choices and one of the big calls is to play her captain Leah Williamson.
The defender has been pushed into the midfield since Weegman was appointed, but last night she returned to the centre-back and saw the house during the completed display.
These calls can be difficult, but they’re exactly the headache of choice Wiegman wanted right now.