The England forward came second in the Women's Ballon d'Or vote.
Alexia Putellas was the runner-up after helping England win the European Championship.
As they begin their group stage campaign away to reigning champion Lyon on Wednesday, Mead will be important.
She has the same ambition that she had when I arrived.
Although they had to work hard for a win at Reading at the weekend, they enter the game in good shape having won their first three Women's Super League games.
She did not score in that game, but she was praised for her work rate and general contributions.
She has started the season in great shape. It is crucial to have players like that.
I see other things in her as a person and a player that are great, even though she provides world class goals and assists.
She is the fastest player I have ever seen to be first to a ball when it's lost.
She got the ball and turned it into an attack five times against Reading. It's so important to us as a team.
She has not done that when it comes to having success and being carried away with it. She is still hard- working and humble, and that has a lot of value.
Lyon present a huge step up in difficulty from their WSL outings so far and Eidevall says his team must be prepared for a very different task.
In the absence of injured first-choice players, it is likely to be a difficult evening for the two centre-halves.
It will be different to play a team like Reading when you play in the European competition.
The game will be different because we have faced more shots on target.
Eidevall said facing the reigning champion away from home would give a good indication of how far his side have come.
He said that they have a good idea of what kind of opponents they will be facing.
It's good to get a reality check to see where we're at.
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