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England are champions of Europe after beating Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final – but who starred for the Lionesses in the big match?
It was far easier going into these big matches as a player than it is as a pundit. Working on the tournament for the BBC, I’ve been more nervous than I ever was while playing. It’s something to do with the game being something that’s out of my control.
Former England star Karen Carney fears tonight’s Euro 2022 semi-final against Sweden will be anything but straightforward for the Lionesses.
When Ella Toone’s equaliser hit the net on Wednesday night, the midfielder Jill Scott hugged her England teammate Rachel Daly, who had slumped on to the bench two minutes earlier. It was a brief moment of comfort, with the arms saying: ‘It’s all OK.’ Daly had struggled in England’s 2-1 quarter-final defeat of Spain. The half-time introduction of Real Madrid’s Athenea del Castillo caused the makeshift left-back all sorts of problems and the 21-year-old forward made light work of Daly’s misjudged challenge before delivering for Esther González to fire Spain in front. No player will have a perfect game every time, but with Spain a higher level of opposition England’s weaknesses were exposed. Sarina Wiegman has shown she likes to stick with an established XI. Daly, meanwhile, is not likely to slump into the shadows after a poor match but, equally, she is not a natural left-back. Daly plays as a No 9 for Houston Dash and has deputised for Lucy Bronze at right-back for England in recent years. She is versatile, perhaps the most versatile player in the squad, but the further England progress the greater the test of just how well she has adjusted to the position. Wiegman has options, with Demi Stokes a strong defensive left-back and Alex Greenwood, only recently converted to a centre-back, offering something different when it comes to set pieces.
Mary Earps - Only two saves for the Manchester United goalkeeper to make, but they both protected the lead as the clock ticked down and she was otherwise calm under pressure with the ball at her feet. Nothing to suggest that City stopper Ellie Roebuck will be coming in anytime soon. 6
Beth Mead continued to stamp on her disappointment at missing out on a place at the Olympics last summer by opening England’s account at the home Euros in a 1-0 defeat of Austria in front of a record crowd at Old Trafford.
Manchester will open the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 tournament tonight as a sell-out crowd at Old Trafford welcomes England's Lionesses when they face Austria.
Arsenal’s centre-back Leah Williamson is arguably one of England’s best players but finding the position that gets the best out of Wiegman’s captain while keeping the team balanced is not easy. Against Belgium Williamson was deployed in midfield, as has been the case with increasing frequency under Wiegman. Against the Netherlands she began in the middle but dropped into the backline in the second half and against Switzerland she operated from the back. Wiegman has made the most of this trio of preparation games to try to find the fit for her captain. Williamson was handed the armband after performing well in defence early in Wiegman’s tenure and impressing the manager more generally.