England ‘in a very good place’ but Sarina Wiegman wants Euros improvements

Sarina Wiegman said England were “in a very good place” but “still have to improve a couple of things” after they concluded their warm-up matches ahead of the home Euros by beating Switzerland 4-0 in Zurich.

Alessia Russo put the Lionesses in front with a 56th-minute header, before Georgia Stanway’s penalty extended the lead in the 74th minute and substitute Beth England made it three two minutes later. Jill Scott – another substitute – added a fourth goal in stoppage time.

It was another strong second-half showing from Wiegman’s side, who netted three goals after the break when beating Belgium 3-0 at Molineux in their opening warm-up game, then four in the 5-1 victory over the Netherlands at Elland Road last week, with players again making an impact off the bench.

The result also makes it 12 wins in 14 games unbeaten – with 84 goals scored and just three conceded – under the Dutchwoman’s management for England, who kick off their Euros campaign by playing Austria at Old Trafford next Wednesday.

When asked if the team could be in a better position heading into the tournament, Wiegman told ITV: “We always have things to improve.

“I think we are in a very good place, but that will show in the Euros. These are all friendlies, it is very nice to play and learn from it, but it really starts next Wednesday.

“And I think we are in a very good place, but we still have to improve a couple of things.”

The first half saw England fail to make a breakthrough despite creating a number of chances, which included Fran Kirby and Lauren Hemp having efforts saved by goalkeeper Seraina Friedli early on and Rachel Daly’s header being cleared off the line.

Wiegman said: “It was a very good result.

“We scored all the goals in the second half,