Continuing to put our head in the sand. maybe it will eventually fix itself. this now goes into and needs a concerted effort from all stakeholders in the season. england s lionesses are gearing up for the women s world cup later this month. but they failed to find the net, in today s warm up match in milton keynes against portugal. sarina wiegman s side, were hoping to bounce back from defeat to australia in april. 0 0 it finished earlier perhaps some disappointment with three weeks till their opening game. katie gornall is there for us and i spoke her earlier. a disappointing afternoon, really, for england. in fact, sarina wiegman, the england manager said as much in her post match press conference just a few minutes ago. we spoke in a loss in the build up to this game about key players missing for england. in fact, two of them were in the stands watching here in milton keynes, beth mead and leah williamson and losing key players like that for world cup means england are going to
Katie gornall is at the stadium mk for us. england had plenty of chances butjust convert something perhaps to worry them, given their lack of build up matches to the world cup. they kick off against haiti on the 22nd ofjuly.. what s on the schedule between now and then? plenty of chances today for england. there is no showing the effort, really, if you look at the batch but theyjust really, if you look at the batch but they just couldn t convert, really, if you look at the batch but theyjust couldn t convert, could they? no, ithink theyjust couldn t convert, could they? no, i think it was a disappointing afternoon really for england and in fact sarina wiegman england and in fact sarina wiegman england manager has said as much in her post match press conference just a few moments ago. we spoke a lot in the build up to this game about key players missing for england. in fact, two of them when the stands watching him at milton keynes and losing key players like that for a world cup mean
Jet into the squad. left back now playing up front for england. finish the season of the wsl s top stove scholar. earlier on she herself a nuisance. portugal heading to her first world cup frustrated england and couldn t match her 50th cup with and couldn t match her 50th cup with a goal. at half time england sent for those they left out. alessia russo v nearly made an instant impact. gave everything. there was no late drama for england. after a frustrating afternoon sarina wiegman had much to ponder. haiti is the big match england have to look forward to. what is next on the schedule for them? the? to look forward to. what is next on the schedule for them? the schedule for them? they are fl in: out the schedule for them? they are flying out frustrated the schedule for them? they are flying out frustrated in the schedule for them? they are flying out frustrated in a - the schedule for them? they are flying out frustrated in a few - the schedule for them? they are l flying out frus
Look a little lovely. james was pretty lively and has done her chances of the starting place no harm at all the day was replaced at half time by alessia russo who nearly had an instant impact but she tried 17 different play offs in this match and a number of different systems and england not really clicking and there is plenty of food for thought now for wiegman after the stalemate in milton keynes. i send off for the european champions. by august, at say these vans could be welcoming in the team as world champions but there are more than a few hurdles to overcome first. with key players out injured, fresh faces have been drafted into world cup squad and that s not all that s change. massimo summer s starting left back is now playing up front for england. rachel daly finished the season is now playing up finished the season is now playing up front for england. rachel daly finished the season as wsl s top scorer. earlier on, she was making herself a nuisance. portugal heading
Behind closed doors friendly against canada led by ben friesen and he is to be part of the england setup. really the last chance of wiegman will have to tinker and experiment before she decides on her starting line up. we know for the first game against haiti on the 22nd ofjuly many bright is expected to be fit, england s captain who is still recovering from a knee injury and wasn t fit enough to play a part against portugal as well and they will be very pleased with what they ve done against england 0 0 draw against european champions and they head into the first world cup and have a really tough group which includes the netherlands and the usa so they will certainly have a spring in their step but england i think know that they ve got a fair bit to work on. i mean, how much you read into these types of friendlies is open to debate and they will still have a lot to work on a theatre click for the opening game the world cup against haiti. cup against haiti. indeed. thank you ve much c