Ahead of England’s FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier against Iceland, experienced defender Lucy Bronze spoke to the media about the future of the Lionesses – and named some of the young players she thinks will play a key role.
“I really enjoy all the young players who are coming in at the minute, the likes of Lucia [Kendall],” she said in a press conference. “They just come in, they’re so confident, they’re so talented. I think the future of the team is in very good hands with the talent that we’ve got coming through – not only the players that are currently in the squad, but even our under-23s who are doing really well in Spain at the minute and a lot of players who are coming up in different teams in the league.
“I know at Chelsea we have some young players, the likes of Lexi Potter, Chloe Sarwie, who are doing really well. There’s a lot of talent and it’s only going be good and bode well for the future of the Lionesses.”
Lucy Bronze: It is special to be part of England’s 500th game
The match will be England‘s 500th official international, and Bronze also reflected on what it means to be part of that history, from the first match in 1972 through the 1984 European Championship final up to the present date, with consecutive Euros wins as well as a World Cup final.
“We had some of the older Lionesses come in and speak to us and just sharing in the history of what it means from the very first game. We’ve heard the whole story of that, we’ve heard the whole story of the first final that England were part of, so it’s just nice to share these stories so that when you’re putting on the England jersey, you know how much it means to so many people and for us to be part of the 500th game is really special for us.”
