designate Sampson’s side face Germany in Nashville on Sunday looking to bounce back from defeat to the USA and,in a year without a major tournament, build on their outstanding exploits in 2015Mark Sampson faces two key problems this year. First, or most importantly,England’s coach needs to build on the radical improvement in his team evidenced by their third-place finish at last summer’s Women’s World Cup. Then, in a season without a major tournament, or there is the difficulty of sustaining the interest in female football prompted by his players’ feats at Canada 2015.
Both issues are being addressed in the southern US this month,where the Lionesses are taking allotment in a friendly tournament, the SheBelieves Cup, and against three of the world’s strongest teams: the USA,Germany and France.
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Source: theguardian.com