England head coach Sarina Wiegman said her side have been working on “ruthlessness” ahead of their Women’s World Cup 2023 group match against Denmark.
Only thanks to a Georgia Stanway penalty did England win their opening tournament fixture against debutants Haiti, with Wiegman’s side having scored just twice in their four games so far this calendar year.
Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp have played down concerns over the team’s struggles in front of goal but questions remain ahead of England’s toughest test in Group D.
“We talked about ruthlessness — coming in the final third, having the connections right, having the crosses at the right time, being in front of goal at the right time,” Wiegman said ahead of Friday’s game against Denmark.
“We’ve worked on that again. We had a couple days — today looked really good actually so we’re very much looking forward to tomorrow.
“What we try and do is play our own style of play, keep tight on the ball, keep the ball moving and trying to create as many chances as possible and score goals. We want to play a possession game.”
Wiegman’s lack of changes to her starting line-ups as England coach has also been a talking point at the World Cup.
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