‘We can all learn from Chloe Kelly’ – Lioness hailed after astonishing World Cup penalty
Jess Park has hailed Manchester City teammate Chloe Kelly’s nerves of steel to help England’s Lionesses through to the quarter final of the Women’s World Cup.
Kelly’s brilliant spot-kick helped England beat Nigeria 4-2 on penalties, despite the Lionesses having Lauren James sent off in normal time for stamping on Michelle Alozie.
That win means Sarina Wiegman’s side will face Colombia on Saturday for a place in the World Cup semi-final, a match you can hear on talkSPORT2.
England hero Kelly has form, though, having scored the winner against Germany in the European Championships final at Wembley last summer and she also netted the winning penalty against Brazil in the Women’s Finalissima earlier this year.
The 25-year-old has never let England down on the big stage and Park says everyone at City can learn a lot from the Lionesses star.
Speaking exclusively to talkSPORT, Park said: “She [Kelly] is absolutely incredible. She works really hard, day-in, day-out here at club level and she does the same thing when she’s away with England.
“You can just see it with the nerves of steel she’s got to step up to the spot and I think it’s absolutely incredible and we could all learn a thing or two from her.
“Getting anybody at this stage of the tournament would have been difficult. I’m very confident in the girls and I think they’ll do us proud. They’ll work as hard as they possibly can and that’s all we can ask from them.”
Park was named on the Lionesses’ standby list for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand but was replaced by Lucy Staniforth after she was forced to pull out before the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
The 21-year-old – who starred on loan at Everton last season – has four caps for England and says it was a huge
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