The game plan was clear as England went toe to toe at Carrow Road with one of the favorites for the European Championship in their biggest test so far.
After England's draw with Spain,Wiegman said that England executed their plan and were able to exploit a side ranked ninth in the world.
Spain, considered to be the team to beat at the Euros this summer, had most of the possession in the Arnold Clark Cup game, but England created chances and hit the woodwork in the second half.
Although we sometimes didn't have the ball, it didn't hurt us. We had some control over where we wanted to go.
Of course, this is a high-level game that sometimes gets a little dangerous, but we did. I think we got a little more than they did.
Georgia Stanway,Jill Scott and Jordan Nobbs were brought in to press Spain when they had the ball.
They were effective in the first half as Scott won the ball in the Spaniards box on one occasion, while Nobbs linked up well with Beth Mead.
England's organisation in defence and Ellen White's front-foot pressing meant they stifled Spain's creativity for large parts.
Lucy Bronze and Jess Carter put in blocks to keep the clean sheet intact as Spain started to find spaces deeper in.
The game plan did not change despite the changes, as Lauren Hemp set up White after stealing the ball from Aitana Bonmati, while a new pair of players took over in the middle.
England defended. They were organised and hard to beat, according to a former England goalkeeper.
We knew Spain would have a lot of possession, but we saw what we had come to expect from them. They have a hard time breaking teams down and scoring goals to get them over the line.
It is a positive for England. They made a lot of changes.
| England 8-0 North Macedonia | Luxembourg 0-10 England |
| England 4-0 Northern Ireland | Latvia 0-10 England |
| England 1-0 Austria | England 20-0 Latvia |
| England 1-1 Canada | England 0-0 Spain |
England was tested in a way they had not yet been tested by.
Prior to facing Canada in the opening match of the Arnold Clark Cup tournament, England had not faced any opposition ranked in the top 10 in the world and were the overwhelming favorites in all six of their World Cup qualification matches.
The Lionesses are getting to grips with high-quality opponents after England scored 53 goals without reply before Thursday's draw.
We had a plan of how we wanted to play against Spain because they have a different style to Canada, and how we did that as a team.
That made me happy. We stuck to the plan. If the players don't believe in the plans, it won't work.
We had a plan and everyone believed in it. Our approach went that way. We showed that the plan worked. We were all on the same page.
England will host the Euros at Old Trafford on July 6th and the hope is that they can continue to develop and show consistency over the next five months.
She said that the games need to be developed and exploited at the highest level.
It was good to see how we disturbed this style of play and how we were a team. I think this was more mature than against Canada.
All Rights Reserved © 2024
