England head coach Sarina Wiegman says that her side’s late Arnold Clark Cup victory over Germany this evening was very satisfying.
The Lionesses scored two late goals as they defeated the Germans 3-1 at Molineux to win the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup.
After watching her side hold their nerve to get the victory required to win the tournament, Wiegman said that the Lionesses’ late show was very satisfying.
“We showed resilience,” Wiegman said when speaking in the post-match press conference. “We had a hard time keeping the ball in our possession for long periods but what we saw was great effort and teamwork to get the goals to win. That’s very satisfying.”
With England entering the final 10 minutes of the match tied at 1-1 and needing to win, Wiegman made the bold decision to move centre-back Millie Bright into the attack. Her decision almost immediately brought it’s benefit with Bright converting from just a few yards to make it 2-1 after Lauren Hemp’s effort had been deflected. Wiegman went on to discuss the decision to move Bright upfield at a critical point of the game.
She said “We wanted to get some extra energy in the game and we wanted to score a goal because we were keen to win the tournament. We knew that we had to win this game.
“We needed an extra player upfront and we know that Millie is very strong, she is a good header of the ball and she is very good with her feet too, she can shoot with her right and left. We thought that we would bring her upfront and put more pressure on their goal. It was a risk but it went our way and we then pulled her back in defence.”
England ended their Arnold Clark Cup campaign tied on points with Spain, however, the Lionesses won the tournament courtesy of their better goalscoring record.
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