Forward believes Lionesses will thrive on pressure‘We believe in ourselves as a squad’
Ella Toone believes England’s players will embrace the pressure of travelling to the Women’s World Cup “with a target on their backs” after their triumph at Euro 2022. Sarina Wiegman’s side are second favourites behind the holders, USA, despite losing their 30-match unbeaten record in a friendly against Australia at the end of April. They will face Portugal on Saturday before departing for a pre-tournament training camp on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Toone, who scored England’s opening goal in the victory in the Euro 2022 final against Germany, expects the Lionesses to rise to the challenge in Australia and New Zealand. “We definitely do have a target on our backs now after the Euros but that’s what we want,” said the Manchester United forward.
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