Arnold Clark Cup 2022: 'We should've scored more' - Sarina Wiegman says England were 'sloppy' in draw with Canada

Sarina Wiegman rued her England side's failure to take their chances after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Canada in their Arnold Clark Cup opener. Millie Bright’s volley gave the hosts an early lead in Middlesbrough, but the Lionesses were unable to add to their tally despite a number of first-half opportunities. Ad/> Canada equalised through an outstanding goal from Janine Beckie, holding on for a point despite utilising a weakened squad with several players engaged in pre-season training with their clubs.

FootballBright and Beckie trade spectacular goals as England draw with CanadaA DAY AGO Wiegman, who took over in September last year and remains unbeaten as manager, was encouraged by England’s showing against a Canadian side ranked inside the world’s top ten, but felt her side could've been more precise. «I think we played a very good first half,” Wiegman said. “We dominated and created chances but unfortunately only scored one.

»We were a little sloppy at some points. We should've scored more. In the second half we suffered a little more and had to get connected again." /> England next take on Spain on Sunday, before a meeting with Germany on Wednesday.

The four-team Arnold Clark Cup forms a crucial part of Wiegman and her side’s preparations for this summer’s European Championship, which will also be played in England. Germany and Spain drew 1-1 on Thursday to leave things evenly-poised ahead of the second set of fixtures. England to play Nations League fixtures against Hungary and Italy at Molineux in June Williamson confirmed as England captain ahead of Arnold Clark Cup «Collectively, as a group, it's a new slate and a fresh journey,» Bright, who made several key defensive interventions after her fine volley,