Forward keeps getting ‘better and better’ says teammate
Progress now in England’s hands with Wales next up
Lucy Bronze says Lauren James has got “something special” about her after the forward opened England’s account against the Netherlands in style on Wednesday night.
“We know we just need to get LJ the ball in dangerous positions and there could be a goal from anything,” said the right-back. “She’s probably the best player in this entire tournament for being able to create something special. There’s a lot of special players in this tournament, the likes of Putellas and Bonmati, a huge number of talented players, but LJ’s got that something special. She’s only young, she’s not at 100% yet, so hopefully we get through the tournament and she just keeps getting better and better.”
James was the focus in the build up to England’s 4-0 defeat of the Dutch. Sarina Wiegman’s decision to experiment with the forward in the No 10 role for the 2-1 loss to France in the opening game of the group hadn’t paid off, the structure of the midfield lost to accommodate England’s brightest and most dynamic star.
