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Fixing the sort of puzzle set by Australia might be a key for England’s Lionesses as they search so as to add the World Cup to their European crown later this 12 months, coach Sarina Wiegman insists.
England’s 2-0 defeat by Australia at a rain-lashed Brentford Community Stadium ended its 30-game unbeaten run since Dutchwoman Wiegman took over in 2021.
Remarkably, England loved 70 p.c possession however struggled to make a lot of it as Australia packed the midfield and left no area for England’s artistic gamers.
Australia then picked its moments to counter-attack in medical trend as England ran out of concepts.
It’s prone to change into the blueprint for stopping England’s girls who will be unable to name on Euro 2022 Golden Boot winner Beth Mead in Australia due to damage.
“We play in opposition to some opponents now that drop a little bit deeper, are actually tight,” Wiegman stated.
“So we have now to search out options and discover a method to create extra to attain objectives.
“There’s 100 days to go and everybody’s actually excited to go to Australia and that is only a very huge studying second for us that we have to get to a better degree to win these video games.”
England captain Leah Williamson stated the crew would flip the defeat right into a optimistic.
“Typically you need to take blessings in disguise and I believe possibly that is not the worst factor that might’ve occurred to us,” she advised Sky Sports activities.
“We needed to be taught this entire time, we needed to be pushed to our limits and we have to take it as much as a brand new degree.”
England’s subsequent match might be their World Cup opener in opposition to Haiti on July 22.
The World Cup might be collectively hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20.
– Reuters
