Phil Neville knows it will take his England team playing at their best if they are to challenge in the Women’s World Cup, and has called in his team to put forth a superhuman effort in France.
England open their campaign on Sunday against Scotland who they beat 6-0 in the 2017 European Championships, but their manager knows it won’t be so easy to beat them again.
Recent setbacks in games with Canada and New Zealand have increased the scrutiny on the much-fancied Lionesses, but Neville thinks those defeats show how hard England must work if they are to triumph this summer.