The captain of England, Leah Williamsonattributed yesterday to emotions the unusual performance of his team in the 2-1 defeat against France, in the debut of the Eurocup Female 2025. Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Sandy Baltimore marked in the first part for France, leaving the English fan stunned. Although the former Barca Keira Walsh shortened distances in the 87th minute and the lions were about to mark towards the end, nothing hides the lousy first part of Sarina Wiegman's.
“It disappoints that we have made a cheap emotional defense in the first part; when you receive attack waves like that, you expose yourself to such situations,” Williamson said about his poor performance. “I am frustrated because I think the football we played near the end, and the game plan could have worked. We simply do not execute it well.”
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The central reveals that “we talk (at rest) and as players we assume responsibility, individual and collective. At that time the atmosphere was quiet, but there was an injection of energy to vent, leave everything in the costumes and become pragmatic, trying to give a touch of energy to the game.”
Wiegman's first defeat in a Eurocup
The defeat was the first of coach Sarina Wiegman in a Eurocup, after leading Netherlands (2017) and England (2022) to the conquest of titles. “Of course we are frustrated, we had three very good weeks and trained very well, but that never guarantees victory,” said the national coach. The Dutch added that “we know that France is a good team, so you have to do things very well. We simply do not succeed when we had to do it.”
