Since Saturday, English women unite very unsightly memories with Letzigrund in Zurich. Of course, each team can lose against France. But when measuring his own contribution to the detriment, coach Sarina Vigman came to the conclusion: “We have already created our own problems.” On Wednesday, the ruling European champions have to return to Letzigrund. Against the Netherlands, another European top team, the goal is to prevent general damage.
If England loses, the return trip can be booked immediately. In this case, the defeat of France against the egregious extraneous Wales will subsequently be in Saint Gallene to get to the quarterfinals. Given that this option will be more fantastic than the calculation.
“We have the opportunity to do it again.” Immediately after the opening of the opening, Vigman referred to the possibility of restarting. Maybe she does not find so bad return to Zurich. The first bad impression can be covered in place.
Pronounced weaknesses
Vigman called the game against France a great learning process. One of the training should be that their complete figurative opportunities at the stadium in Zurichs can no longer be forced to sprint -dweles as often as possible. In particular, Lucy Bronze does not compete so quickly after 135 international matches (33). The French were able to reveal this weak point, because the Wiegman team on Wednesday in midfield acted extremely disorganized and faulty.
After several months of injury to Georgia Stanway, who could not play the game for Bavaria in the second half of the season, far from its best shape. Dribble -strong Lauren James also lacks the rhythm of the game. Since the beginning of April, she had no mercy from a thigh injury. Against France, the 23-year-old initially noticed some successful offensive campaigns, but then interpreted her positional game a little too freely spiritual. Wigman, as a rule, annoyed himself about careless passages and losses of the ball in midfield.
Despite all these obvious construction sites, Sarina Vigman did not want to be appointed for a performance against the Netherlands with another starting eleven eleven after the defeat of the opening. The 55-year-old, Dutch itself, is known for its tendency to make as few changes as possible in its preferred structure. Thus, on Saturday, Wiegman took an hour to go through a new force in the game.
More attention, ask more
After that there were some critical requests for the starting eleven -year -olds from the English press. Wigman, who headed the Netherlands (2017) and England (2022) to the title of the European Championship, blocked him with great serenity. All this was well examined by the coaching team in advance, she explained. Before the European Championship, she already drew attention to a new challenge. According to her, there is always noise around such a tournament. The only difference is that the attention and visibility of women’s football grew like this, and, therefore, also the number of journalists. In addition, 41,000 tickets were ordered on the island.
Thus, the noise becomes piercing, and the pressure is even more. It doesn’t matter that England should prove itself to the most complex group. On Sunday, striker Lauren Hamp told British journalists after open preparation that the lionesses often experienced pressure.
However, this describes not only the quality, but also the problem. European champions do not have enough sequence. Finally, they often provide themselves under pressure with poor results in order to convince again.
For example, the mood of a hangover was excellent in February, when it was only a draw against Portugal of an outsider. Five days later, people won the world champion of Spain. In April, it was puzzled how the team could only lose against Belgium. Before the second game of the European Championship in Letzigrund, there are a lot of thoughts in England, how this team can delay failure against France. This can be expected.
