Natalie Henderson's #YoungLionesses kicked off the new season with an impressive win! 💪— Lionesses (@Lionesses) September 23, 2023
Wiegman is going to run these players into the ground. The schedule is completely ridiculous but you must at some point use your squad players. She will I bet play a similar team against the Dutch.
Would be intriguing to see this team. Parkinson and Brown looked interesting (although they struggled physically) playing in this age group last season.
Of course she will. I doubt she will rotate to much. She genuinely wants to make the Olympics and win gold.
and she barely uses the bench again when starters are obviously tired. There are plenty of options in the squad that could have come in from the start or from the bench.
Kelly for Toone was the only player subbed on Friday. It feels like she only trusts about 17/18 players (Counting those absent for injures) and the others are just making up the numbers only to be used in desperation or in low risk matches.
Big result from our #YoungLionesses against Belgium 🤩 pic.twitter.com/w6vDdWd9HI— Lionesses (@Lionesses) September 25, 2023
Here’s how the #Lionesses start tonight! 🏴💪 pic.twitter.com/Flc41AzwET— Lionesses (@Lionesses) September 26, 2023
One of the most obvious offside goals I’ve seen in a long while for the Dutch first goal. If they aren’t going to have VAR in all games then why have it at all? This is similar to the Australia game. The team are just exhausted and that means making silly errors. Both goals involve poor individual play that probably doesn’t happen if players are rested. I think we have to be realistic about performances if you are going to run players into the ground. Players like Charles, Morgan, Park, Coombs, Le Tissier have all played to a good standard and really should be getting game time. I think an issue arising now with this team is the forward role. If Russo doesn’t improve her hold up and link play the team will really suffer. She hasn’t got the pace to be an option that stretches play/gets in behind, so needs to be a target type forward. She’s great inside the box but needs to offer more in the role.
No money for VAR it seems which is quite poor when I think all men’s qualifiers now have it. I wonder if it could return for the next few matches. Are they going to play at Wembley without it? And it’s so predictable that so few subs are made and so obvious much of the bench is not trusted at all. Because of the nature of the nations league every single position has a different result (1st - of to the finals 2nd - stay in league A - 3rd - playoff to stay in league A. 4th relegation to League B) every match will likely matter so it will be the first choice players every Match. Even if making the finals gets removed as an option by the last match it’s likely to still be a battle between two places and because unlike the Men’s the Women’s nations league will have a big role in Euro 2025 qualifying getting relegated will be an option all attempts to avoid will be taken (Unlike the Men last year for example.)
Who knows. Seems farcical to have it at the finals but not in other competitive games. The quality of refereeing in the women’s game is pretty awful. So, you can even get burned on very obvious offsides. That one tonight is not even close. Same happened with our loss to Australia. You can still make changes to your XI without decimating the team. The team are tired and making errors. They have played large spells of the last games on almost auto pilot because of this. Same thing happened in that spell last season during the Brazil/Australia games. Greenwood tonight was like watching Leah Williamson against Australia in that loss.
The Dutch are marvelous I hope Jackie G is OK I love the fact that they put her on Tooney. She did good on her as well Sarina with the strategy change was mercurial !! Dutch are back. England played well in the second half.
Abbie McManus has announced her retirement from professional football. She made 18 caps for the Lionesses between 2018 and 2023 winning the SheBelieves Cup in 2019.For club she featured for Sheffield FC, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and in two spells… pic.twitter.com/gijmCr0C5k— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) September 27, 2023 Georgia Stanway has extended her contract with Bayern Munich until 2026 ✍🏼 pic.twitter.com/OEsLQJPbGc— Women’s Transfer News (@womenstransfer) September 27, 2023
English starters and used and unused subs in the WSL opening day Aston Villa Starters, Sarah Mayling, Anna Patten, Danielle Turner, Lucy Parker, Lucy Staniforth, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Rachel Daly. Used subs - Ebony Salmon, Jordan Nobbs. Unused subs - Olivia McLoughlin, Georgia Mullett, Maz Pacheco Man United Starters - Mary Earps, Hannah Blundell, Maya Le Tissier, Millie Turner, Gabby George, Katie Zelem, Ella Toone, Leah Galton, Used Subs - Nikita Parris, Rachel Williams Unused Subs - Evie Rabjohn Everton Starters - Emily Ramsey, Megan Finnigan Used subs - Emma Bissell, Toni Duggan Unused subs - Annie Wilding, Alyssa Aherne Brighton Starters - Sophie Baggaley, Katie Robinson, Poppy Pattinson Used subs - Maisie Symonds Unused subs - Katie Startup, Arsenal Starters - Lotte Wubben - Moy, Alessia Russo Used subs - N/A Unused subs - N/A Liverpool Starters - Rachael Laws, Gemma Bonner, Grace Fisk, Taylor Hinds, Missy Bo Kearns, Miri Taylor Used subs - Mia Enderby, Lucy Parry, Natasha Flint Unused subs - N/A Bristol City Starters - Fran Bentley, Brooke Aspin, Naomi Layzell, Used subs - Jess Simpson, Emily Syme, Mari Ward, Unused subs - Jasmine Bull, Leicester City Starters - Sam Tierney, Aimee Palmer, Aileen Whelan, Shannon O’Brien, Missy Goodwin Used subs - N/A Unused subs - Monique Robinson, Ava Baker, Holly Mears West Ham Starters - Shannon Cooke, Abbey - Leigh Stringer, Melisa Fills, Used subs - Anouk Denton, Keira Flannery, Emma Harries Unused subs - Princess Ademilyul Man City Starters - Khiara Keating, Alex Greenwood, Chloe Kelly, Lauren Hemp Used subs - N/A Unused subs - Ellie Roebuck, Steph Houghton, Laura Coombs, Esme Morgan, Jess Park, Ruby Mace Chelsea Starters - Millie Bright, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles, Lauren James Used Subs - Fran Kirby Unused subs - N/A Spurs Starters - Molly Bartrip, Ashleigh Neville, Grace Clinton Used Subs - Asmita Ale, Jessica Naz, Kit Graham Unused Subs - Any Turner, Gracie Pearse Hannah Hampton notable by her absence entirely from the Chelsea squad. Transfer window is now shut and Chelsea’s other two World Cup going goalkeepers are still there as well. Also interesting that Khiara Keating started ahead of Ellie Roebuck for Man City. Laura Coombs, Esme Morgan and Jess Park all also got no minutes for Man City and Jordan Nobbs only came on deep in injury time for Aston Villa. Everyone else who called up last week and is in the WSL started. Lucy Bronze started for Barcelona as well but Keira Walsh is still out injured. Bayern play again tomorrow. Great to see Fran Kirby back from such a long lay off. Wonder if she will back in the squad soon?
📰🦁 | Leah Galton is unsure if she will continue to remain retired from international football:"Honestly, I'm not sure. I don't know what the answer is to that. There's definitely pros and cons and obviously I think about it quite a lot. I watch the girls go away on… pic.twitter.com/8wtBxYTpKL— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) October 6, 2023
I don’t get coach Endevell contract extension?; on paper, Arsenal should have the strongest club in the world, instead it’s completely under achieved, and this includes when they’re injury free. Getting eliminated this quick from the Champions League should have been the final omen. But I guess finding qualified woso coaches is an hard thing to find
How good is Leah Galton, would she be a boost to the first team or would she just be making up the numbers?