I don't think it would have been that soft. The defender has been quite clever in that she's already got her forearm up against Daly's neck before she hits her, but in the end it's still off the ball contact into the back of Daly's head with her arm up. Refs will always tell defenders to keep their arms down and give fouls if they don't, doesn't feel like VAR needed to get involved there. It's one of those where you'd be annoyed if it was given against you, sure, but I don't think VAR needs to intervene there to tell the ref she's got it wrong. I remain confused by the ones that aren't reviewed at all, like the stonewall Panama pen against China, and the ones where the ref is told a penalty that you could put down to a ref's call gets pulled back
Nigeria with their professional players are a much better version of Haiti who we only beat 1-0. Lucy heavy touch Bronze needed to do better with that one, two.
James is starting to get into it a bit more now but it's been frustrating to watch her getting marked out of the game and us bypassing the two quality midfielders we have free. Stanway and Walsh should be dictating this but they're peripheral so far. We keep playing balls over the top but these Nigerian defenders are quick and strong so Russo and Hemp are struggling to hold onto anything in the final third. Hemp in particular is struggling with being outmuscled. I wonder if we'd be better off bringing on Beth England and letting her scrap with some of these defenders and letting James run the channel instead
I don’t follow women’s football closely enough to be knowledgeable about it but I can’t quite understand how the England team has regressed quite so much since last year. Injuries and retirements for sure but this is light years away from the performances of last summer (albeit they were at home).
I don’t follow women’s football closely enough to be knowledgeable about it but I can’t quite understand how the England team has regressed quite so much since last year. Injuries and retirements for sure but this is light years away from the performances of last summer (albeit they were at home).
Isn't there something like 6 players missing from the team that started the final last year? It's basically a different team.
Going to have to come from a set piece I think, we've not had any ideas of how to play around their defence, Nigeria have been really well organised and strong at the back.
I don’t follow women’s football closely enough to be knowledgeable about it but I can’t quite understand how the England team has regressed quite so much since last year. Injuries and retirements for sure but this is light years away from the performances of last summer (albeit they were at home).
Isn't there something like 6 players missing from the team that started the final last year? It's basically a different team.
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Lucy heavy touch Bronze needed to do better with that one, two.
Nigeria ahead on points but luckily still 0-0
couldn’t argue if Nigeria had the lead by now