Women's World Cup: China vs England! Missing 6 key players, so why am I still worried about England?

Let's start with the first match todayWomen's World Cup: Our women's team vs England's women's team!

Despite winning both group games, England’s showing has obviously not met the fans’ hopes.

They relied on penalties against Haiti and got lucky with a stunning goal against Denmark.

Many people might ask: The proud European champions, is this it?

What kind of performance will they have against our Chinese women's team today?

I’m quite cautious about England because“slow starts”seem to be their tradition over the years.

In the last World Cup, they barely scraped past weaker teams in the first two group matches and played quite poorly.

But then they improved, winning 2-0 against Japan, 3-0 against Cameroon in the round of 16, and 3-0 against Norway in the quarterfinals, only losing narrowly to the eventual champions USA in the semifinals.

Last year’s European Championship was similar; they struggled initially against Austria but ended up winning the title.

So, what about this time?

England’s lineup has changed significantly this time, with 5 key players from last year’s European Championship missing.

Plus Walsh, who got injured against Denmark,they are missing a total of 6 main playersand I’ve made a list so everyone can get a quick overview.

Losing so many players means their tactics and teamwork definitely need to be reworked.

On top of that, their fallout with the English Football Association delayed their pre-World Cup training, so their poor early performances are understandable.

Moreover, the absence of Mead has had a huge impact; previously, they just needed to“give the ball to Mead”since she was the star striker of last year’s European Championshipwith 6 goals and 5 assists in 6 matches.A true top-class forward.

Without Mead, they lack a reliable finisher. In two games, they created 34 shots but only scored one penalty and one spectacular goal, with no striker stepping up.

This problem is very similar to Australia’s.

Australia also missed their world-class striker Kerr, leading to clear scoring difficulties in their first two matches.

But humans adapt quickly; even without key players, life goes on, and adjustments will come.

Yesterday Australia finally broke through, and Kerr, who was expected to play even in a bubble, surprisingly didn’t have to.

So what about England today? Will they have completed their adjustment and found their normal form?

Although a draw guarantees them first place, theoretically allowing them to coast,

they probably won’t dare to take it easy.

Because if they don’t quickly regain their attacking form, the knockout stage could be tough.

Also, securing first place means facing Nigeria in the round of 16 instead of Australia.

Facing Australia would be like fighting their own kind, which isn’t ideal, and they might get eliminated since Kerr could return at any time.

As for our women's team, the main disadvantage is stamina.

In the last match against Haiti,including stoppage time, we played over 100 minutes with one player less for more than 70 minutes.Can they recover in just a few days?

Stamina has always been a problem for us. In the first round against Denmark, although unlucky to concede, in the last ten minutes our energy lagged, giving Denmark many attacking chances.

England’s team is much younger, with most players under 26.

Nowadays, young talents worldwide tend to flock to England; their younger generation is very strong.

Although I hoped our girls could perform better in the past two rounds,

today’s conditions are quite unfavorable, so it’s hard for me to stay optimistic.

Can England satisfy their fans? What do you think? I’m rather worried they might win by a large margin.

Alright, for today’s other matches, I will still send text analysis in the evening. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. “Watch the game and understand it,” see you then!

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