‘It won’t be easy, nothing’s easy in a tournament’published at 14:20 British Summer Time
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England v Italy (20:00BST)
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Alan recommending Sarina Wiegman drops Ella Toone in favour of Chloe Kelly, which is awkward as we were just about to introduce Ella’s boyfriend Joe Bunney, who has been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live.
Joe says he is optimistic about England’s chances, but does not expect an easy ride against semi-final opponents Italy.
“You’ve got to be optimistic to try and get through, but if you’re over confident then the opposition are up for that and will smell that,” he said.
“The girls are relaxed, obviously taking it seriously. It’s a big tournament and you’ve got to beat everyone to end up winning it like they did in 2022. They’re well prepped and we’ll see how tonight goes.
“I’m a typical English fan so I think we’ll win. However, it won’t be easy, nothing’s easy in a tournament, especially at this stage.
“It’s difficult, there are difficult circumstances, for example, new stadium – the girls have played in the Zurich stadium for two or three games now so there’s load of different factors coming into it.
“Italy are a strong side themselves, so yeah I’m not sure but I’m hoping for an England win.”