#SKFANCARD: #ENG v #JAP

Most of what needs to be said has already been said (some of it is below). We’re ready for the Bronze match now but just so you all know:

Laura’s excellent defensive display earned her 30% of the votes, with Steph Houghton in second place and Katie Chapman’s battling efforts earning her 8%.

– Played their bloody hearts out as usual! Absolute heroes! 

– Controlled the game and deserved to win. Incredibly unlucky to lose in the manner they did.

– It’s been fun! Gutted… You’ve inspired so many peeps!

– Made world champs look very very average. Desered to have efforts rewarded but wasn’t to be

– Inspirational, desire, passion, teamwork, committed, the best team out there, thank u Lionesses

– Heartbreaking. 

– #ProudOfBassett

– PRIDE OF THE NATION

– Tough, determined and oh so unlucky at the end. For me the better team lost.

– Inspirational team performance. Didn’t deserve the unlucky fortune in stoppage time. Proud fan

– Heartbreaking

– Great made world champions look ordinary. Unlucky in the end but that’s sport. Proud of the team!!

– Devastating result at the end but we really can take the positives into the next big competition. 

– an unlucky result but a good performance all round.  BRING ON GERMANY.  ITS NOT OVER YET.

– Proud!

– Should have won it, deserved to. Everything Bassett did well outweighs the horrible own goal. 

– so proud you have created a legacy for some many young ladies 

– inspired a nation if not a great British generation. totally undeserved  defeat. 

– Played fantastic

– not like this….

– Inspirational, proud, passionate and absolutely  heart felt. #LIONESSES every day. 

– Devastating result but girls can be proud they played their hearts out and were the better team x 

– Good game, right up to the last couple of minutes. Very dissapointing loss

– Very unlucky  everyone gave 100% under Sampsons managerial skill. BBC team of the year much better – Heartbroken, gave so much, didn’t deserve that! 

– Proud of the Lionesses, but way too negative should have destroyed Japan!  #ProudofBasset 

– So proud of all the Lionesses. Super Team!

– Brilliant effort, love the passion and commitment 

– They play amazing and did well to make Japan not score.Unfortunately basset made a misjudgment. 

– Played their hearts out

– Inspiring..the true meaning of the word TEAM! This performance should be used as a training aid!

– The better team, cruel way to go out

– better team but just so unlucky. 

-Best all round performance to date! Better team than Japan by far. Attacking, great defending! – proud

– So gutted but so proud of all the team – making history and inspiring a nation. #proudofbassett

– A tremendous high octane performance ,a winger could have enhance the performance.

– Bassett we love you

– Best on the night, unfortunate, but let’s go out with a bang against Germany!

– Couragous

– Gave 110%, heartbreaking, still incredibly proud, huge improvements, stood strong v current champs.

– Couldn’t ask for more, so unlucky, so proud

– Did the nation proud. Positive, spirited, confident.

– Congratulations each n every squad member. Manager got it right once he stopped the”Messi”nonsense 

– Every player gave their all.We can ask no more. Lionesses you rock.Thank you for “Our World Cup”

– It was fantastic, skillful, beautiful and I am finally proud to be an England fan. Heres to Euro2017

– Awesome performance once again.  So proud of every single player. Lionesses be proud! 

– Gutted doesn’t even cover it.

– unlucky. now for Germany

Indeed. Now for Germany!

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