– She is fantastic. She is very calm and gets the best out of you, both as a collective and as a team. She always has a smile on her face and always pushes us to get better, defender Millie Bright sums up for news. Since Sarina Wiegman took over as national team coach for England, “The Lionesses” have gained momentum. She was appointed to win the EC on home soil, but she had a bad time. From the time she took on the role as national team manager, it was nine months until the start of the championship. But it was not tactics, formation training and technique training that were at the top of Wiegman’s priority list. She wanted to delve into the background, thoughts and feelings of the players. OPEN UP: Millie Bright talked about both her childhood and private life with Sarina Wiegman. Photo: LUDVIG THUNMAN / BILDBYRÅN – She wants to know you as a person, not just as a player. We really get to know each other as a team. It means that when it’s tough out on the pitch, you really come together and play for each other, says Bright. – Everything is about performing on the pitch, but I think that when you know the player better, know their background and what they are like, they are easier to train, says Wiegman to news. Shoe game and steak dinner Wiegman has always wanted to be as close to the players as possible. As manager of the Netherlands, she gave all the players an article called “13 things you should give up to be successful” in the run-up to the European Championship triumph in 2017. In addition, the players were asked to express what success meant to them in a creative way . Some did it with an edited film, others with a shoe game, write The Guardian. HUG: Sarina Wiegman has close ties to the players. Here she hugs Beth Mead after the big win against Norway. Photo: DAMIEN MEYER / AFP She herself does drastic things to keep the close bond with the players. When the Netherlands lost to Norway in the World Cup qualifiers in 2018, Wiegman decided to visit some of the players. She flew to both London and Barcelona, and hired a car to drive to Montpellier. There she met Anouk Dekker. She showed Wiegman around town before they had dinner together. STEAK DINNER: Anouk Dekker, here in a duel with Isabell Herlovsen from 2017, had dinner alone with the then national team manager for the Netherlands, Sarina Wiegman. Photo: VEGARD WIVESTAD GRØTT / BILDBYRÅN NORWAY – It felt a little strange to eat alone with the national team manager. When she ordered steak, I knew I had to order steak too. When the steak arrived I thought: That was big! But Wiegman, even as short as she is, surprised me by eating the whole steak, says Dekker to the British newspaper. Horses and childhood stories Wiegman’s unconventional approach has also served as manager of the English national team. She is still unbeaten with the English national team, and knocked out EC favorite Spain in the quarter-finals. The best on the court in that quarter-final was Bright, who tells about the deep conversations with the national team manager. – I told childhood stories and about my love for horse racing. In addition, a bit about life outside the track. CHELSEA: Millie Bright opted out of horse and dressage when Chelsea wanted to sign her. Photo: MICHAEL ERICHSEN / BILDBYRÅN Because it was equestrian sports that Bright bet on at a young age. Her parents owned several horses on the outskirts of Sheffield where she grew up. Bright was particularly interested in dressage, something she has written about for the BBC. But the choice fell on football as Chelsea wanted to sign him as a 20-year-old. Until then, she had only played semi-professionally. This is one of the many stories Wiegman has heard from the players’ group. – Getting to know them quickly off the track can be difficult. We are on the track together all the time. From September to now, you see them playing all the time. We just try to meet and talk about football, because football brings people together, says Wiegman and adds: – In addition, it is easier for the players to be together, and when you enjoy each other’s company, I think it is easier to perform on the track and.
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