The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. W hen England defender Millie Bright entered her Nice hotel room last Saturday she was met with a photo of four familiar faces posing in front of the team bus. Another team who fell behind early in the last eight and rarely looked like coming back. The cases were ordered by the Football Association’s marketing department for everyone from the players to the team’s press officers. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. She’s in her room, recovering at this moment in time. “It’s nice to see that side of him because I watched him when I was younger just thinking, ‘Oh, I hate him. England Women's World Cup camp hit by 'virus', Bronze stresses England want to ‘push on women’s game’ after farce, Fifa investigating Cameroon behaviour during England defeat, England’s reaction to Cameroon’s spits and spats set an example, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Once a force in the women’s game, defeat to Italy reflected their diminished status. I put my life on Leah Williamson and Abbie McManus if they’re called upon to be the best two players on the pitch.”. The fact that I’ve been to a World Cup – I think I’ve overtaken him, finally. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. If both Houghton and Bright are absent, Neville is likely to turn to Abbie McManus and Leah Williamson at the heart of his defence. You can see why he got to the top, because you don’t always get to the top being nice. “We don’t want to get to the quarter-finals of the World Cup and throw a young kid in, or someone who’s untested and doesn’t know the system. The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes, Man Utd omit Sergio Romero, Phil Jones and Marcus Rojo from Champions League squad, Watford's Joao Pedro - the 19-year-old hoping to emulate Richarlison, Jack Grealish expected to start for England against Wales in experimental line-up, Who would win Premier League of B-teams? While some of the families of the England players have made France their home in the past month, Bright’s parents have jetted in from the UK when they can, so much of her contact has been by FaceTime. Her and her team-mates need a repeat performance on Tuesday. We bring two people who know the system and style. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Their patience paid off against Italy, with two set-piece goals deep in the second half finally seeing them through. The phone case has the red floral print of England’s away kit, bearing her name and squad number: Duggan, 11. Despite her penalty miss, Sam Kerr is a loss to proceedings. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. This video content is no longer available, To watch The Telegraph's latest video content please visit, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. She reaches beneath her collar. Neville’s policy of heavily rotating his players has been questioned in the past, though the England head coach believes it will allow them to cope better with injury and illness. Room to improve and work to be done, but will be confident of reaching a first final. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. It has a message from her brother, Scott, a former Crewe and Halifax footballer: “You will never know how much of an inspiration you are to me.”. Megan Rapinoe's brace saw them through at the Parc des Princes, but their defence showed why Jill Ellis' side will not be easy to break down. Captain Steph Houghton’s billboard is found on Albion Way in Salford, with words from her cousin Amy: “From our local park – the Welfare – to the World Cup, you’ve done us proud. When England defender Millie Bright entered her Nice hotel room last Saturday she was met with a photo of four familiar faces posing in front of the team bus. Telegraph Audio Football Club podcast: Do Arsenal actually need to sign a defender? Eliminated in quarter-finals. The meek exit at the hands of Germany was a mismatch, but Thomas Dennerby’s side arguably deserved more from their group stage performances having tested both France and Norway. Unconvincing for so long, they always seemed to do enough, but those displays finally caught up with them, but even so, few saw defeat coming against Sweden.