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Sarina Wiegman’s bold calls take Lionesses step closer to World Cup

The Telegraph·Kathryn Batte at Wembley.·about 1 month ago
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Lauren Hemp’s early goal was enough for England to secure three points Credit : Tolga Akmen/Shutterstock England 1 Spain 0 If there has been one criticism of Sarina Wiegman’s glory-laden tenure as England manager, it is that she can, at times, be too cautious. The accusations are as follows: the same players play every game, there is insufficient rotation and their patterns of play are repetitive. But for this crucial World Cup qualifier against Spain, Wiegman ripped up her own playbook. Her team selection was perhaps the boldest of her reign to date and it paid off spectacularly. Wiegman’s hand was somewhat forced, given Leah Williamson and Ella Toone, two regulars, were unavailable because of injury. But her team selection was brave and based on form. Lotte Wubben-Moy, who has been excellent for Arsenal this season, started at centre-back alongside Esme Morgan. The two have rarely played together at international level but performed superbly to keep a clean sheet against the world champions.…

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