Alessia Russo sends 'no limit' warning to Lionesses Euro 2025 rivals after Netherlands thrashing
Alessia Russo insists there is no limit on England’s potential after the Lionesses turned their Euro 2025 campaign around with a resounding 4-0 victory over the Netherlands.
Russo bagged three assists in a dominant England display at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich as they provided a statement response to their opening defeat to France.
While the Lionesses had come under scrutiny for their below-par performance against Les Bleues, they answered the critics on Wednesday with a superb display under pressure.
It left Russo adamant that England have no ceiling at Euro 2025 as they look to defend their European crown.
“After the France game we looked at ourselves as individuals, and as a team, of how we can all be better,” she said.
“Going into this game we wanted to start by setting the standards high and we did that. When that’s our standard as a team then the sky’s the limit.
“We’re at our best as a team when we stick together, we’re good on the ball, we create chances and we’re dominant at the back and we did all of that.”
England had become the first-ever defending champions to lose their opening group stage game at a European Championships in their 2-1 defeat to France, in what also marked their first loss at that round of the tournament since 2015.
It left critics doubting whether the Lionesses could turn their form around against a Dutch team that boasts world-class talent in the likes of Vivianne Miedema and Daphne van Domselaar.
But Russo says her side never once doubted their capability despite the unfamiliar territory they found themselves in.
“I knew that we were capable of performances like that and I know that we still are. That’s what we want. We’ve set the standards now,” she said.
“We were obviously really