With the warm-ups over, the England manager must decide where to play her captain, and who can back up Ellen White
she operated from the back. Wiegman has made the most of this trio of preparation games to try to find the fit for her captain. Williamson was handed the armband after performing well in defence early in Wiegman’s tenure and impressing the manager more generally.
However, a spell out injured allowed a strong partnership between Millie Bright and Alex Greenwood to develop. With that pairing flourishing, Williamson has been deployed in a double pivot alongside Keira Walsh, as well as in the No 8 role. Both have worked, but they have not looked entirely natural, with the 25-year-old having not played consistently in midfield for a number of years.
Rachel Daly , Millie Bright, Ellen White exemplify the relaxed atmosphere around England’s preparations.The absence of Ellen White for two of the three warmup games, after England’s record goalscorer tested positive for Covid, was a real opportunity for the other centre-forwards to cement themselves as her deputy or even secure the starting spot ahead of the Manchester City player.
England and Russo have had an impact off the bench during this camp but neither has done enough to start at Old Trafford. One option Wiegman is yet to explore is shifting the potent Beth Mead more centrally, but
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