{"id":289806,"date":"2023-09-13T22:21:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289806"},"modified":"2023-09-13T22:21:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:21:50","slug":"sarina-wiegman-admits-she-is-very-worried-about-fixture-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/sarina-wiegman-admits-she-is-very-worried-about-fixture-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarina Wiegman admits she is &apos;very worried&apos; about fixture schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sarina Wiegman admits she is &#8216;very worried&#8217; about the scheduling of England&#8217;s upcoming Nations League campaign &#8211; just over a month after their World Cup final heartbreak<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The head coach named her 24-player squad for the first-ever Nations League\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wiegman made just five tweaks to her side just over a month on from World Cup\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman admitted that she is &#8216;very worried&#8217; about the scheduling of the brand-new Nations League tournament, which will see the Lionesses back in tournament action just over a month after their World Cup final heartbreak in August.<\/p>\n<p>England are set to face Scotland in their inaugural match of the competition on September 22, and will contest Wiegman&#8217;s former side, the Netherlands, in their second tie just four days before the start of the Women&#8217;s Super League season on October 1.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We knew this was a very short turnaround,&#8217; the head coach said, before adding that although the fixture congestion was in part a result of gains made within the women&#8217;s game, players were in need of rest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Some players (will have) only had six days off, which after such a high-level, high-pressure competition is not good for them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The urgency to solve (the situation), and to make it better is really, really, high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75401857-12515413-image-a-91_1694636924606.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman shared her concerns over the packed fixture schedule for her England side<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75402231-12515413-image-a-97_1694637140823.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keira Walsh is one of the few World Cup players not picked for the Nations League campaign, after picking up a minor calf injury<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Wiegman added that it would be a &#8216;challenge&#8217; not only to ensure physical freshness for her squad, but a renewed mentality too.<\/p>\n<p>The timeframe for preparations means that Wiegman makes just five tweaks to her World Cup squad for the competition as mandated by injuries to Barcelona&#8217;s Keira Walsh, and Bethany England, who will miss the start of Tottenham&#8217;s season after undergoing hip surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United&#8217;s Maya Le Tissier, Aston Villa&#8217;s Lucy Staniforth, and Jess Park of Manchester City were all promoted to the competition&#8217;s 24-player squad after being picked as World Cup understudies, with Wiegman opting not to recall Arsenal&#8217;s Beth Mead or Chelsea midfielder Fran Kirby, both of whom are steadily making their way back from injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In their minds, they&#8217;re ready to go,&#8217; Wiegman said, adding that she had urged &#8216;a little patience&#8217; from the players as they look to regain match fitness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75401911-12515413-image-a-93_1694636946913.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fran Kirby missed out on travelling Down Under but has been gradually working back to fitness<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/13\/21\/75401901-12515413-image-a-96_1694637056305.jpg\" height=\"504\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal striker Beth Mead (right) featured in the Gunners&#8217; Champions League squad but did not play in their defeat to Paris FC<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12515413\/Sarina-Wiegman-admits-worried-scheduling-Englands-upcoming-Nations-League-campaign-just-month-World-Cup-final-heartbreak.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarina Wiegman admits she is &#8216;very worried&#8217; about the scheduling of England&#8217;s upcoming Nations League campaign &#8211; just over a month after their World Cup final heartbreak The head coach named her 24-player squad for the first-ever Nations League\u00a0 Wiegman made just five tweaks to her side just over a month on from World Cup\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sarina Wiegman admits she is &amp;apos;very worried&amp;apos; 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