{"id":295569,"date":"2023-11-30T16:24:52","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295569"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:24:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:24:52","slug":"sarina-wiegman-confident-england-can-deliver-against-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/sarina-wiegman-confident-england-can-deliver-against-the-netherlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarina Wiegman confident England can deliver against the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"
England\u00a0boss Sarina Wiegman insists her team are ready to deliver another memorable night at Wembley ahead of their showdown with the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
The Lionesses must beat the Dutch \u2014 preferably by two goals \u2014 to stand any chance of topping their Nations League group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Doing so would keep their hopes of qualifying for next summer\u2019s Olympic Games alive but they also need to beat Scotland next week and hope other results go their way.<\/p>\n
Wiegman, who is unbeaten at Wembley, knows her team have not been at their best during this Nations League campaign, with defeats against the Dutch and Belgium away from home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the manager believes her team has what it takes to turn their fortunes around.<\/p>\n
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Sarina Wiegman believes England can beat the Netherlands at Wembley on Friday night<\/p>\n
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\u2018We want to reach another high and that’s what we’ll try to do tomorrow,\u2019 Wiegman said.<\/p>\n
\u2018We went into the Nations League and we knew that the game is growing, teams are getting better. Before, I think teams wanted to beat England, and even more so now we have done so well.<\/p>\n
\u2018If you look at the games, I don’t think we’ve played really poorly. Just in moments, we didn’t get it over the line and we got some losses, which is not good.<\/p>\n
\u2018We want to do better, but that’s also sport. In football, just as in life, you have ups and downs.\u2019<\/p>\n
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England’s win against Belgium last month was their only victory in the last three games\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Lionesses lost the corresponding fixture in Belgium 3-2 at the end of October<\/p>\n
The Nations League determines which European teams will qualify for next summer\u2019s tournament. The four group winners of League A will progress to one-leg semi-finals, with the two finalists qualifying alongside hosts France. If France make the final, the third-placed team will take the spot.<\/p>\n
Lauren Hemp, who could make her 50th appearance this evening, said England\u2019s players enjoy the pressure of big games.<\/p>\n
\u2018There’s a lot at stake and we know, as a group, what’s expected of us.<\/p>\n
\u2018When it comes to it and when we’re put under pressure, a lot of the time we do the job, and hopefully we can do that tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n
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