Reece James’ ex-Chelsea team-mate admits Lauren is ‘a greater finisher than me’
Michy Batshuayi has joked that England Lionesses star Lauren James is a greater finisher than him in an amusing tweet to her brother and Chelsea ace Reece James. Former Blues striker Batshuayi was clearly taking a eager curiosity in England’s 6-1 Women’s World Cup thumping of China on Tuesday.
Lioness James was in excellent type for Sarina Wiegman’s facet as they cruised into the knockout stage of the match. She struck two sensational objectives and assisted an additional three, whereas additionally having one other fantastic effort dominated out.
She swept house England’s third purpose earlier than thumping in a dipping volley to attain a fourth. The 21-year-old was unlucky to see a curling strike dominated out after Lucy Bronze was judged to have been offside.
James’ efficiency caught the attention of her brother’s former team-mates. Batshuayi, identified for his intuition within the penalty field throughout Premier League spells with Chelsea and Crystal Palace, tagged Blues males’s star James to gush about his sibling.
“Damn Lauren’s got a better finish than me bro,” Batshuayi, who now performs for Fenerbahce, instructed James. The defender responded with three laughing emojis.
James has been considered one of England’s finest gamers throughout the World Cup, regardless of not beginning the primary sport of the match. Wiegman has launched her into the beginning line-up and he or she has repaid the religion in her head coach.
After the beating of China, Wiegman stated: “She feels good, you can tell. She did special things today. Unfortunately that one goal was cancelled. She flows over the pitch.
“We anticipated China to press excessive as a result of they needed to win to undergo. But they simply stayed in form. They did not count on us to play this fashion they usually did not discover a answer.
“It also helps when Lucy Bronze and Rachel Daly can press up in and out of possession. They worked well today.”
Wiegman boldly switched to a again 5 forward of going through China, with a few key gamers lacking by way of damage. But England didn’t seem to overlook the injured midfielder Keira Walsh, whose knee problem may scupper her probabilities of enjoying once more in Australia and New Zealand.
Explaining her tactical tweak, Wiegman stated: “I said before the game we had to do things a little different than we did before. We did really well it shows how adaptive we are on the pitch. Today it went really well. We want to use the qualities we have now and today it worked really well.”
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