Wiegman praises Toone’s attitude after late Lionesses recall for Greece playoff

Manchester United midfielder was left out of initial squadFirst leg of World Cup playoff is on Friday in CreteSarina Wiegman heaped praise on Ella Toone for her positive reaction to being left out of England’s initial squad for their Women’s World Cup playoff against Greece, after recalling the Manchester United midfielder for Friday’s first leg in Heraklion, Crete.An injury sustained by Lucy Bronze, described by Wiegman as “really small”, prompted the England right-back to return to Chelsea and Wiegman called up Toone, who travelled to Greece on Friday from Spain, where she had organised a training routine during the international window. Continue reading…

Sarina Wiegman hailed Ella Toone’s attitude after the midfielder was belatedly called up for England’s World Cup playoff in Greece First leg of World Cup playoff is on Friday in Crete Sarina Wiegman heaped praise on Ella Toone for her positive reaction to being left out of England’s initial squad for their Women’s World Cup playoff against Greece, after recalling the Manchester United midfielder for Friday’s first leg in Heraklion, Crete. An injury sustained by Lucy Bronze, described by Wiegman as “really small”, prompted the England right-back to return to Chelsea and Wiegman called up Toone, who travelled to Greece on Friday from Spain, where she had organised a training routine during the international window.

Toone has 69 caps and has scored 24 goals, including in the Euro 2022 final and 2023 World Cup semi-final, but Wiegman said when naming her squad that she had left out Toone and Chloe Kelly because “the