Her departure from the USA team even led to Rapinoe shedding tears. "You don't get there by sheer luck," says South Shields-born Scott, who thinks England need to change the mentality of being "serial semi-finalists". England players are given physical profiles three times a year as part of their contracts and have "honest conversations" about where they can improve. Scott says "players respected that management as individuals" and when she left, young stars like Lindsay Horan, Lavelle, Emily Sonnett and Mallory Pugh "were calling me mum". "It's a good example for the younger players in the squad to see that those experienced players are up there and leading it.

Source: BBC December 09, 2020 10:07 UTC