‘Everyone wants to beat us’ – Sarina Wiegman on England challenges and Euros expectations

A lot has changed for England over the past three years, both on and off the pitch.

For starters, the squad Wiegman will have at her disposal in Switzerland will look vastly different to the one that won Euro 2022.

Key members Ellen White and Jill Scott retired shortly after the tournament, while the versatile Rachel Daly retired from international football last year.

In their place have emerged younger talents including Jess Park, Grace Clinton, Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones, while Hannah Hampton appears to have displaced the previously untouchable Mary Earps in goal.

“We have a different team now, different players with different backgrounds. We are going into a new situation – we’re all working really hard,” Wiegman told BBC Sport.

“The players have different personalities and are at different parts of their journey.”

In an effort to bridge the gap, Wiegman explained that the squad’s more experienced members have been sharing their major-tournament experiences with their younger team-mates.

“You want to have conversations on all these different levels and try to get everyone on board,” she said.

“We explain what to expect from a tournament, we ask players who have been there before to express themselves, what they learned and what we should take from it, to be best prepared on and off the pitch.”