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Lionesses boss Wiegman reacts to 5-0 win over Greece in their World Cup knockout first round.
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Leicester UK
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00:01Thanks.
00:06Is there a Roman mic?
00:09No, perfect. Anton?
00:11Hi.
00:12Did you feel a lot happier than you did on Friday night?
00:16I was Friday night a little bit happy too because we had a win
00:20but of course we were very critical also about our game.
00:24I think today we played a lot better.
00:28We totally dominated the game.
00:30The beginning was a bit, they pressed high again
00:32but as soon as we got in behind and we scored that goal
00:35so that helped and I think after that we were really, really good
00:40in the final third, attacking the final third
00:43and we scored some great goals and we took out the counter attack
00:46so that was very helpful too.
00:47It was a big game tonight, an important game
00:49and yet we started Lexi Potter.
00:52How difficult decision was that?
00:57Yeah, well I wanted to see her
00:58because she has played already some big games for Chelsea
01:04and in our camp she did really well too in the training session
01:07so I just wanted to see it
01:10which made them that Georgia was going to play a bit higher.
01:13I think she, of course she had some nerves in the beginning
01:16and I think that's completely normal
01:18but as the game went on I think she found her feet,
01:21she found the connection with the defence
01:22but also playing forwards and moments that she really had to press also
01:26to take out a passport from the opponent.
01:29Yeah, that looked really good.
01:30Did you like the balance in the midfield?
01:33Today I did like the balance in the midfield and I think there's a lot of competition going on in
01:39the midfield.
01:40Lauren James, with respect to her last week
01:42she said the best is yet to come for her in England.
01:44Did we get a glimpse of that today?
01:45I think so.
01:47Yeah, I think she was really enjoying herself, scored some great goals
01:50but also picked up some great positions
01:53and I thought she looked really fresh and played well.
01:59Thanks, Eva.
02:01Hi.
02:01Just to follow up on what you were saying about that midfield,
02:04can you respond on the bits that you like that were today
02:07and maybe the effect that it had on the stamina and runs well
02:10in terms of the positions that they used to take up?
02:14Yeah, of course, LJ came into midfield too.
02:18I think when you're deeper on the pitch, especially in the beginning
02:22and you have your two pivots, you want to play out of the press,
02:26those are the connections you want to have
02:27and higher on the pitch we wanted players in the pockets
02:32and I think that connection together with May on the side
02:37and Hempel on the side, that really helped.
02:39I think we did that better than we did Friday.
02:42There was more balance there.
02:44And also then from our defenders, the possession game
02:48and feeding midfield and strikers, that helped too.
02:51Yeah, and just on the floor that she seems to be scoring.
02:54In every game, what is it about her game, I suppose,
02:58that makes her so effective in front of goal defense?
03:01Yeah, I think, first of all, she's always so eager to go towards the goal.
03:06I think she has that, you say, that tenaciousness in her.
03:11Always aggressive, out of possession, but also in possession
03:13because she scored that header, that was a great goal,
03:16but also that really good ball from Alex into her.
03:21That was some athleticism too she showed and some composure.
03:25Unfortunately, that was disallowed, but that looked really good.
03:29But at moments, like, it's nice to have, of course,
03:32it's about scoring goals.
03:34Football, score more goals than the opponent,
03:36but also playing in the pocket and keep the ball moving,
03:38pick them up place and connect with other players.
03:40I was happy with that tonight.
03:42Thanks, Luke.
03:44You've been talking about losing problems for this count.
03:47How do you think Maya Letizia has a really good couple of games?
03:52Yeah, I think she did well.
03:54Of course, she played in another position,
03:56but we've known that for a while.
03:58I've had questions from you about that.
04:00She played in another position for club,
04:02but I think she did well.
04:05She needs to cover the whole side of the pitch.
04:09She's absolutely able to do that.
04:10And I think today she also, the timing of moments to go forwards,
04:16get in the box and sometimes then to drop wide again.
04:21I think, yeah, she did that really well.
04:23And I thought she did that well Friday,
04:25but there were moments that she went a bit too early.
04:27And now, yeah, there was, yeah, she took that to the next level.
04:32Thanks. Kat.
04:33Hi, Sabrina.
04:34I think we spoke at the end of the qualifying group about the format.
04:39And I suppose tonight a lot of the team that put the runners up,
04:41like yourselves, also have been very dominant tonight.
04:44I'm just wondering, have you got any more thoughts around the sort of,
04:47the way that it's worked and the way that qualifiers work?
04:50Yeah, of course you said we wanted to qualify straight away.
04:53That's not the case.
04:55And for us now, the facts are that we are in the playoffs.
04:59We have played Greece now.
05:00We are through.
05:00Now we're going to play Ukraine.
05:02And that's what my focus is on.
05:03And of course, UEFA will review things and how things are set up
05:08and see whether they think it works or should be better or different.
05:14What's your feeling on him personally?
05:16Do you think it's going to be effective?
05:19Yeah, I don't think that's my place now to review that.
05:23I'm here for England and with England to win these games
05:27and qualify for the World Cup.
05:30Thanks.
05:31Kit.
05:31Hi, Sondra.
05:33We've seen a lot of LJ on the wings throughout the tenure
05:37and even in the past year.
05:40It feels like more central in these two games.
05:42Can you just explain what playing LJ in that number 10 central role
05:47maybe gets out of which we maybe don't get if she starts out wide?
05:51Yeah, I think there's a little tweak here
05:53because we had a little different formation these two games.
05:57But if you would bring it back like a winger or an intro,
05:59she does similar things because we have players behind her.
06:04I think she can play any position up front, right and left,
06:08because she's right-footed and left-footed.
06:12And yeah, I don't see a huge difference in this now
06:16because when she plays on the outside,
06:18she also gets the opportunity to come inside
06:20and I think she can do both things then.
06:24That's where she can come to life, I would say.
06:27And sort of on a similar note, we've got very easy
06:30of your whole tenure to Stanway and Welsh
06:33being that sort of midfield duo for five years.
06:37I see tonight's talent is a bit wider.
06:40Again, why did you decide to sort of move away from that midfield duo tonight
06:45and he's sort of actively looking for all types of options to live beyond tonight's game?
06:51Well, that has a couple of reasons.
06:53First of all, I wanted to see Lexi Potter also, deeper on the pitch
06:57and see what that would bring.
07:00And then there's also an opportunity to bring Georgia a bit higher on the pitch.
07:05We wanted to score more goals and we also know that Georgia can score goals,
07:09can also play in the pocket and she can also play deeper on the pitch.
07:12And I just wanted to see that tonight.
07:15Thanks. Tom Hamilton.
07:17This formation you've played in the last two games,
07:20when did you decide to sort of mix things up a little bit?
07:23Was it in response to how the games in June went?
07:26Was it something you thought about over the summer
07:27or how the start of the season went in the league?
07:30Yeah, this was a longer review.
07:32So after every camp we reviewed how we played and doing these tweak things.
07:36We don't have that much time, so we always think,
07:38OK, how many sessions do we have?
07:39What can we train? What can't we train?
07:41And then after a season we always have a bigger review
07:43and then we always ask the question,
07:45do we need to tweak or evolve things?
07:48Because we want to keep improving.
07:50We want also to see what would fit the best to the players we have,
07:56what type of formation or starting formation,
07:59because I think what works the best.
08:01And I think sometimes when you take the pictures,
08:03it's very similar to what we've done in June.
08:06And if you take a picture at another moment,
08:08it looks very different.
08:11Yeah, it was after the June review that we said,
08:15OK, let's tweak a bit to evolve.
08:18Because we also want to improve, we have to improve,
08:20because the game develops very quickly.
08:43Yeah, we have a framework, so we want the positioning to be right,
08:47and within that, that's why the connections are so important, they can make decisions.
08:51So what we want, of course, we want the pockets, we want width, so we can switch the play,
08:56and from there also have a long cross in behind.
09:01Depends, of course, where on the pitch you are.
09:03But we want these options all the time.
09:05So when you're in the best possible position, then you become better in possession,
09:12but you're also better organized if you lose the ball.
09:14But they, of course, players have freedom to change positions and change goals in the dynamics.
09:20Thanks.
09:21Thanks.
09:21Tom, Gary?
09:22Hi, Sina.
09:23And just to follow up on what someone was asking there about the information,
09:26to what extent are you trying that out compared to next summer,
09:30or compared to the same with this great site?
09:34Are you lining up different options for the next summer that you are trying to pull?
09:38Yeah, now we do this.
09:40Like, I don't have all the answers yet, because we need to play some more games.
09:44But what you can see now, you can, within this, you can go easily back to how we did it.
09:50That's not a big change, because what you want in that play is,
09:53if we need to make a change in formation, that you can go quickly to that change without,
10:00that it's totally different, because we don't have time to train every single day.
10:04And that's what we're figuring out now.
10:06How interchangeable do you see, on the right side particularly, with the ringbackers,
10:11that you see she and Lucy sharing similar qualities in that position?
10:16Yeah, I don't want to go that way, because, like, now it's about a wing-back role,
10:22and they both fit that role.
10:25But I don't want Maya Letizia to be a Lucy Bronze, and not even the other way around.
10:31But you do need some qualities, you need to be capable of, of course, having a good cross,
10:37but also being able to defend a bit, and attack a bit, but also being very capable of making runs,
10:45and attack, but also be back in defence.
10:49And she has that profile.
10:52Thanks, Amy.
10:53Thanks, Rina.
10:54Just on the system again, how useful is it when you've got players like Alex and like Leah
10:59that have that vision and that passing range to switch the players quickly,
11:03if they do one of the spaces all in front of Maya, and all in front of Freya or Lauren
11:07as a person.
11:07Yeah, that's really important.
11:09That's why they're in those positions, because then they can make those decisions,
11:13and have different options.
11:14So it's key, then, that you have a cross, too.
11:17And just a word on Freya.
11:18And they're good passes, of course.
11:20And just a word on Freya, making her in one day good.
11:22Yeah, that was really nice for her.
11:25Well done.
11:26I think she made some great runs in behind, and picked up some good positions.
11:32I think positioning was good.
11:34And I hoped she had scored that chance.
11:36That was a great run in behind and a great pass.
11:39Unfortunately, she just didn't get in the back of the net, but that was a good action, too.
11:43So I think she enjoyed herself, big moment for her, too.
11:46Thanks, Charlotte.
11:48Hi, Serena.
11:49Can you explain, this was actually the journey to not conduct purely for .
11:55Mm-hm.
11:57Yeah.
11:57And can you plan by a sort of ?
12:01Well, of course, perform better.
12:05So I spoke to her.
12:06I'm not going to explain here.
12:08I'm not willing to share an individual conversation I have with her.
12:13That stays between us.
12:15But I chose for Alessia and other options for a centre-forward position at this moment.
12:21And a little tweak to the share numbers.
12:25Why are they according to the position?
12:29Oh, we thought we need to tweak a little bit because we had ring-backs.
12:32So that's why we changed that a bit.
12:34Yeah, the ring-back.
12:36Now it would fit a little bit better in that system.
12:42Thanks, Charlotte.
12:42You want a change on that?
12:44No, I don't want to change.
12:45Yeah.
12:45Was it confusing for you?
12:47I would think about it.
12:48I just noticed that and thought it was strange.
12:52Okay.
12:53I read somewhere that they do it in the Netherlands, where they do it live.
12:58Yeah, that's what we do in the Netherlands.
13:00Absolutely.
13:01Don't tell anyone.
13:03So there's no other secret?
13:04No, there's no secret.
13:06No, if you're thinking secrets, absolutely not.
13:08No, I was just curious.
13:10Thank you, Sreena.
13:11Okay, final question of the night.
13:12We'll go there.
13:13Hi, Sreena.
13:16You've been speaking a lot about reformation and change here.
13:19And I noticed that they've seen the build-up higher on the 3-2-5,
13:22with the two holding the field being high-clips each other all the time.
13:25Is that to maintain control with them to stay in high-clips,
13:28or is it more offensive?
13:32No, that's trying.
13:35That's wanting to play possession game and creating overloads,
13:38especially when a team presses high a little bit,
13:41because I think you saw at moments when we were higher on the pitch,
13:44then there's more dynamics there.
13:46So that also depends what the opponent offers us.
13:49If we allot on the opponent's half, then it could be a bit dynamic.
13:52If they press really high, then we need numbers around the ball
13:55if we want to play out in the press.
13:58Well, it helps the team, of course.
14:00So having those two midfields that are kind of quite static
14:03against each other allows more freedom for stuff on that as well?
14:08I hope in the future that we're not going to be that static,
14:11if you have seen that.
14:13But sometimes it helps when you have that block.
14:15If you lose the ball, you can win it back as soon as possible.
14:21Thanks for your question.
14:22Thanks for coming to Leicester.
14:24See you all soon.