England coach Sarina Wiegman said the team should be their best when they come up against Spain in the Wednesday at the Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.
The lionesses failed to capitalize on an impressive first half against Portgual on the day of the matchday, one of the nations, while the brilliant equalizer of Kika Nazareth obtained a 1-1 draw for the hosts.
“We are working very hard and we are trying to play our best match,” Wiegman said during the reflection on Tuesday. “We review the game and we want to do better tomorrow, that’s what we are working on and that’s what we have to control to be our best.”
Many have criticized the current form of England while the team continues to fight to find their feet. The lioness coach was firm that his teams “always adapt” while they are preparing to defend their European title this summer in Switzerland.
“I think we have evolved, you cannot relate to euros [in 2022] And the World Cup more, “she said.” We have so many new players arriving, the game has also evolved. The opponents have changed, now with the League of Nations, we have different matches at a much higher level and that’s what we want. We develop, we adapt and try to improve every day. “”
England now turns their attention to a meeting with the world champions under the Wembley stadium on Wednesday evening. The last time the lionesses faced Spain, it was the final of the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup, losing 1-0 against a lonely goal in the first half of Olga Carmona.
“It’s absolutely a big match,” admitted Wiegman. “I think there are a lot of big games right now because everyone is improving so quickly at the next level. It is again an exciting game tomorrow, and we are looking forward to.”
Wednesday adversaries have had trouble in recent months, having draws with Italy and Canada before Christmas, before leaving it late to defeat Belgium 3-2 in the League of Nations last Friday. But Wiegman stressed the importance of patience if England must challenge them.
“They are very comfortable on the ball, they want to play possession, we know it,” said head coach. “At times, we will have to be patient and wait until we can press and win the ball. We also know that we can exploit the space behind them, that’s what we are looking for because they have had difficulties with this during the last two games too.”
When asked if a victory against Spain would help silence those who criticize the current form of England, Wiegman was firm: “We are not playing football to beat the critics, we play football to win matches.
“We focus on what we can control and try to be our best tomorrow. What we want to do is get more consistency and keep more momentum. Sometimes things go very well, sometimes things are not going so well, so we try to stay very neutral to see where we are right now and focus on what we have to do.”
