England’s trophy drought was national ‘trauma’ says women’s coach Wiegman

Sarina Wiegman in contrast England’s lengthy look forward to a significant event win to a nationwide “trauma” because the Lionesses purpose to again up their Euro 2022 triumph on the Women’s World Cup.

Victory on house soil final yr secured England’s first-ever main event within the girls’s recreation and ended a 57-year look forward to any success because the males’s aspect gained the 1966 World Cup.

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“What I really noticed is wanting to win a tournament is so deep in society that it was almost a trauma,” England girls’s boss Wiegman, who lately obtained the honour of a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) from Prince William, advised the  BBC.

“After winning, people were so proud and it was so intense, it’s really been incredible.”

England is now aiming to win the Women’s World Cup for the primary time when the event will get underneath manner later this month in Australia and New Zealand.

Wiegman’s girls are among the many favourites having fallen simply quick on the semifinal stage of every of the final two World Cups.

“The expectations are really high and yes, we have a dream,” she added.

“In a tournament, it’s so unpredictable. I think there’s lots of countries that are still favourites and they are really, really strong and I think we’re one of them.”

However, England has not gained a match from open play in 2023.

A 30-game unbeaten run was ended by a 2-0 defeat at house to Australia in April and its solely warm-up pleasant earlier than the event resulted in a 0-0 draw towards Portugal final weekend.

But Wiegman is assured these outcomes will act as a well timed wake-up name earlier than the staff’s World Cup begins towards Haiti on July 22 in Brisbane.

“When you keep winning, or when you’re tired and keep winning, it’s OK,” she mentioned. “But now we really felt it — losing doesn’t feel good.

“Maybe we did need it to take the next step and to learn. You learn from every game but these lessons were I think from a higher level because of the defeat.”