Women’s World Cup: Stanway able to step up as England play China in remaining group sport
Georgia Stanway says she is going to lead by instance within the absence of midfield companion and greatest good friend Keira Walsh when England tackle China of their remaining Women’s World Cup group sport.
Walsh was stretchered off within the first half of England’s 1-0 win over Denmark in Sydney on Friday with what gave the impression to be a critical knee damage, though scans have since proven Walsh has not suffered an ACL damage as first feared.
England boss Sarina Wiegman confirmed Walsh is unquestionably not in competition for Tuesday’s sport in opposition to China in Adelaide, with Stanway relishing the prospect of taking over further accountability within the absence of Barcelona midfielder Walsh.
“I woke up this morning feeling a lot more mature,” Stanway stated.
“I believe during the last 12 months I’ve created a bit of little bit of a management function for myself in the best way I’m taking part in.
“I’ve built a lot of confidence in my own game, I’ve been consistent off the back of the Euros, and I just want to keep that momentum.
“I can show my management by the best way that I’m taking part in. I can lead by instance and I’m not afraid to speak. I’ll try to do two jobs.”
Wiegman was non-committal when requested whether or not Walsh would have the ability to play any additional half within the event.
“Keira is okay. It’s not an ACL. I can’t give you any more information,” Wiegman stated.
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“She won’t be available tomorrow and actually we are only really focusing on the game tomorrow and after that we will continue what we are doing.
“I believe we now have a robust sufficient workforce. I believe each sport we need to be at our greatest and we all know she isn’t out there. We have a gaggle of 23, so now we now have a gaggle of twenty-two and we now have discovered options, and we are going to present that tomorrow.
“It’s not nice to lose players. First of all for them, and second for the team, but we are here to move on.
“It’s a part of sport, it is not good, however we now have to maneuver on, to adapt to the brand new scenario and discover a means, and convey 11 gamers on the pitch with whom we expect can win the sport.”
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Wiegman now has five players from the starting XI that lifted last year’s Euros unavailable for the showdown with China. But the England boss is not fazed, and says the target is to end the group stages with a 100% record.
Weigman (left) says she’s philosophical concerning the accidents to the workforce
“Things happen in sport,” Wiegman stated.
“Sometimes you win some things and sometimes you lose, like now you lose some players. As I said, we have a group of 23.
“It appears a bit of totally different possibly, as a result of we now have totally different gamers, however we’re nonetheless attempting to win video games. That’s what we now have completed within the first two video games and that is what we are going to attempt to do tomorrow too.”
Stanway added: “Like Sarina stated, there’s 22 of us that have gotten to step up, and she or he (Walsh) might be watching.”
The group stage has begun and runs over a two-week interval, ending on 3 August. Group winners and runners-up progress to the spherical of 16, which takes place from 5 August to eight August.
The quarter-finals, which might be held in Wellington, Auckland, Brisbane and Sydney, are scheduled for 11 and 12 August.
The first semi-final might be performed on 15 August in Auckland, with the opposite semi-final happening on 16 August on the Accor Stadium in Sydney, which can then host the ultimate on 20 August..