The English head coach Sarina Wiegman said that the team had to be best because this Wednesday at the Wembley Stadium against Spain in the league of women in women.
The lionesses could not benefit from an impressive first half against Portgual on the Nations’ Nations Day in the first half when Kika Nazareth’s brilliant balance secured a 1-1 draw for the hosts.
“We work very hard and try to do every game our best,” said Wiegman about thinking on Tuesday. “We check the game and we want to do better tomorrow, we work on it and we have to control that in order to be in top form.”
Many criticized England’s current form when the team continues to find their feet. The head coach of the lionesses was firm that their team is still “adapting” when they are preparing to defend their European title in Switzerland this summer.
“I think we have developed further, you cannot refer to the euro [in 2022] And the World Cup, “she said.” We have so many new players, the game has also developed. The opponents have changed, now we have different games with the Nations League at a much higher level and we want that. We develop, adapt and try to improve every day. “
England is now aiming for a meeting with the world champions under the Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening. The last time the Lioness took over against Spain, the final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and lost 1-0 against a lonely goal in the first half of Olga Carmona.
“It’s absolutely a big game,” admitted Wiegman. “I think there are a lot of big games at the moment because everyone improves the next level so quickly. It will be an exciting game again tomorrow and we look forward to it.”
The opponents on Wednesday have struggled in the past few months and picked up with Italy and Canada before Christmas before defeating 3-2 in the nations in the Nations League last Friday. But Wiegman emphasized the importance of patience when England is supposed to challenge it.
“You feel very comfortable on the ball, you want to play possessions, we are aware of it,” said the head coach. “In moments we have to be patient and wait until we can press and win the ball. We also know that we can take advantage of the room behind it.”
When asked whether a victory against Spain would contribute to the silence of those who would criticize the England’s current form, Wiegman was: “We don’t play football to beat the critics, we play football to play games too win.
“We focus on what we can control and try to be best tomorrow. We want us to have more consistency and have more swing in the game. Sometimes things are going really well, sometimes things don’t go so well So we try to stay very neutral to see where we are and to concentrate on what we have to do.