England yet to decide on strongest team – Sarina Wiegman

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England Women head coach Sarina Wiegman admits she still does not know her strongest XI.

The Lionesses are preparing to face Belgium in their final Arnold Clark Cup fixture on Wednesday evening.

England’s opening World Cup game is 151 days away with Wiegman insistent there remains plenty of time to come to a decision.

“We don’t really know what the strongest XI is at this moment,” the 53-year-old said on Tuesday.

“We don’t have to know yet, but it shows that our team is really good and it’s hard to make (those) decisions.”

Wiegman also gave a fitness update ahead of the Belgium match, which is a de facto final after both sides won their opening two Arnold Clark Cup group games against Italy and South Korea.

“The squad is good, everyone will train this morning. That’s really nice, everyone’s available and you can expect some changes tomorrow compared to Sunday.

“Of course, we want to win the tournament but we want to also manage the load a little bit.”

Wiegman made nine changes from her starting XI from England’s Arnold Clark Cup opener against South Korea to the second match against Italy, and she continues the preparations for her second international tournament since taking charge of the Lionesses.

One crucial issue left to be resolved before July’s…

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