Sarina Wiegman happy to have Leah Williamson back in England fold
Leah Williamson is back in the England squad (John Walton/PA)
England boss Sarina Wiegman is happy to have Leah Williamson back in her squad.
Williamson has been named in a 23-player group for friendlies against Austria and Italy in Spain later this month.
It marks a first return to the Lionnesses’ camp for the 26-year-old since she suffered an ACL injury last April, which ruled her out of last summer’s World Cup.
Wiegman said: “It is really nice, especially for her, she is back, she is gaining minutes at Arsenal, doing well, she is happy at Arsenal and they are of course happy too.
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“It is really nice to have her back because she is a very good player, even though she has been out for months, now she has come back her decision-making is still really good.
“She is still building. The team picked up very well, players stepped up but it is still really nice to have her back.”
Williamson captained her country to Euro 2022 success, but Wiegman did not say whether she will still have the armband.
“I have to talk to the players first about that,” she said.
Williamson captained England to Euro 2022 glory (Danny Lawson/PA)
“We come in and we have to start again, we will revisit that and have a conversation with the players first.”
There was no room in the squad for in-form Manchester United forward Nikita Parris, who has been overlooked despite scoring 15 goals in the last 16 matches for her club.
Wiegman spoke to the 29-year-old to explain her decision but says she has tough choices to make.
“The competition up front is really
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