For me those dispossession stats are just the result of a 20 year old being positive, trying to impact games and not simply taking the easy option. Grace Clinton's been terrific again in the first half of this Italy game alongside Walsh and Stanway. We're three nil up and she's helping us press the life out of them from midfield.
Your England Player of the Match connected by @EE...👏 @lottewubbenmoy 👏 pic.twitter.com/DooSWUE80A— Lionesses (@Lionesses) February 27, 2024 The #Lionesses boss on a positive week away! 💬🙌— Lionesses (@Lionesses) February 27, 2024
🚨🏆 | 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Khiara Keating is the #WSL Player of the Month for February! #MCWFC ⭐️🧤 pic.twitter.com/MgtxS5Bggr— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) February 29, 2024
🚨🇾🇪 | Man United are in the process of negotiating a contract extension with Maya Le Tissier. #MUWomenProceedings were halted over the uncertainty of Polly Bancroft's future, but now that has been resolved talks are expected to resume.(@KathrynBatte // @onlyoneutdclub) pic.twitter.com/K5AbgsPVSA— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) March 1, 2024 🚨🔴 | Jonas Eidevall says Leah Williamson is “progressing really well” and is “very much in contention for Sunday.” #AWFC(@TomJGarry) pic.twitter.com/lobGE3ox40— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) March 1, 2024
🚨🔵 | 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Remi Allen has been appointed as Head Coach of the London City Lionesses! #ThePride pic.twitter.com/TjBRGeseit— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) March 2, 2024
Beth Mead has become the first player in #WSL history to register 𝟰𝟬 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 with a single club! 🅰️ pic.twitter.com/R9uZLZLfD4— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) March 3, 2024
🚨🔵 | Gareth Taylor is on the brink of signing a new three-and-a-half-year deal to stay on as Manchester City Women head coach. #MCWFCCity are understood to be extremely pleased with Taylor and have decided to reward him with a new long-term deal, rather than waiting until the… pic.twitter.com/uh4sd9OETN— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) March 4, 2024
🇫🇷🏴🇸🇪🇮🇪The #WEURO2025 qualifying draw has been made! pic.twitter.com/J34IwDHmOL— Lionesses (@Lionesses) March 5, 2024 Very tough qualifying group. Ireland the best of the promoted teams and Sweden the best of the play off teams. Need top two to automatically qualify for the Euros.
Have they changed the qualifying format for the Women's Euros, this looks to be Nations league format type grouping.
Yes. The top two teams in the four League A nations groups automatically qualify for the Euros. If not they are playoffs. Only the lowest ranked team from League A can play another League A team in the playoff through. The first round will be League A vs League C teams then the winners vs mostly League B teams, Home and Away play offs with seeded League A teams mostly at home second leg. There was talk of players being rested but with this group I doubt it. Matches in April, June and July. Playoffs in October and November.
So its basically a 2nd addition of the Nation League. Just looking at this Ireland will have a very difficult chance of qualifying (they might have well have stayed in group B) which is why I hate this format.
We don’t play France much competitively. That will be an interesting challenge. A bit worrying to play top teams back to back in this format after that last Nations League campaign. The team was embarrassing at dealing with key moments. Stuff like needing to settle for a draw to help their group standing but losing the match. Wiegman overplaying players that were really struggling (Stanway in one game).
The League A teams have a big advantage in the playoffs through which helps. The depth of talent among the League B teams probably means only the three relegated teams, Wales, Portugal and Scotland woukd be expected to have a decent chance of being to beat a League A team in a playoff. (The Fourth is Switzerland who have already qualified as hosts) It’s hard to see the League C teams beating the League A teams. In the promotion playoffs between the third place in League A and second in League B Sweden thrashed Bosnia, Belgium thrashed Hungary and Norway thrashed Croatia. Only Iceland v Serbia was competitive.
Our #WEURO2025 qualifying fixture dates have been confirmed! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/BfGlAp1ZRl— Lionesses (@Lionesses) March 7, 2024 🗓️🗓️🗓️ pic.twitter.com/8XBo6St8Qo— Lionesses (@Lionesses) March 7, 2024
🚨 The Lionesses will play Sweden at Wembley in their Euro 2025 qualifier on 5 April. They will play France at St James’ Park for the first time on 31 May. England v the Republic of Ireland is at Carrow Road on 12 July. 🏴— Emma Sanders (@em_sandy) March 8, 2024
Our U17 #YoungLionesses will take on Serbia, Greece and Italy over the next seven days with this squad! 🏴— Lionesses (@Lionesses) March 9, 2024
Looking at that U17 squad, injuries seem to have been minimal, most of the best players available. Any streams for these youth qualifiers? Guessing the last fixture against Italy will be decisive.