She has been a little off-colour Down Under, but this is the perfect time to prove why she is the most expensive player in the world. The prospect of them facing each other in a World Cup final is a mouth-watering one.īonmati has had the better tournament up to this point but Walsh remains the player who can make England tick in the middle of the pitch. The Barcelona pair play exceptionally well together at club level, winning the Spanish title and the Champions League together last season. She has helped the more error prone centre-back Laia Codina through this tournament. Russo’s strength and hold-up play will be key to England’s game plan but she will be up against the vastly experienced Paredes, who has been the glue at the back for Spain for more than a decade. Only a few weeks ago there was a genuine debate as to whether Russo deserved to keep her place in the side but she has scored three goals at this World Cup and has formed a dangerous pairing with the rapid Lauren Hemp.
Now they just have to go out there and enjoy it.” “They will know all about them and knowing Sarina, she will have a plan A, B, C and D. “I know the girls will be fully focused, they will have done their preparation and they will have done their work on Spain. Generally we wouldn’t look on social media to try and get too overexcited or anything in that sense. “People who know the players, friends and family, will always message the day before to try not to bombard them on game day. From game one to now, nothing will have changed. When asked how the Lionesses will be preparing in the last few hours before the final, Mead added: “I think the process won’t have changed throughout the tournament. “I’m not surprised where they are, I know the quality we have in the squad and the direction that Sarina (Wiegman) is putting us in.”
Obviously they weren’t all guns firing in the group stages, but now they have grown into the tournament, a great semi-final against Australia and hopefully they peak today. Mead told BBC Breakfast: “I’ve been super-proud of them and what they have achieved so far. A lot of girls are very interested and we were just chatting then about how many of the students are coming through wanting to be part of the girls’ team, and that is massively down to Ella and her achievements.”Įngland and Arsenal footballer Beth Mead, who missed out on a spot in the Lionesses squad due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, has told the BBC she is “not surprised” they are in the World Cup final. “We have girls’ teams now in every year group. And I think with the girls seeing Ella around the school as well when she comes in, it’s been a massive for them. The PE teacher at Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley told the BBC: “The good thing for us is Ella still comes back to school. Toone’s former PE teacher Chris Nuttall said she was a “dream” pupil because she got other students involved. It’s like we cannot form teams fast enough for them. “It’s great to see all these young girls now who are coming down. Now we are on TV, we’re visual and the girls can see it, they can be it. Lorraine Warwick-Ellis, from Astley and Tyldesley Community Football Club where Toone used to play, told the BBC: “(Women’s football) weren’t televised for a long time, which was a shame. Girls’ football has become so popular at Lioness Ella Toone’s old club that they “can’t form teams fast enough”. “I’m sure that on their return, win or lose, he will be congratulating them on how they’ve done in this competition.” “I know that he’s disappointed that he isn’t able to be here today but he has sent a message of good luck to the Lionesses. Prince William is, of course, the president of the FA and is a tremendous supporter of the sport. “Only about a month or so ago he and I were at 10 Downing Street with the Lionesses, and I know he sent a message to the Lionesses wishing them congratulations and luck today.”Īsked if she understands the disappointment of people who suggest both William and Rishi Sunak would be attending if it were the men’s team in the same position, Ms Frazer added: “I think the royal family do a tremendous amount for the country in so many spheres, including in sport.
I know that the Prime Minister feels very passionately about the women’s game. The Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, is also here. Speaking to the PA news agency in Sydney, she said: “I’m in Australia representing the Government. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said the Prince of Wales is “disappointed” not to attend the Women’s World Cup final, as she defended William and the Prime Minister from criticism that they have not travelled.
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