![]() I’ve had a few against Arsenal and they mean a lot to me. “The league has got tougher and it is still getting harder and harder each year to play against even the top teams, there is no whitewashing that.”Ī goal would be nice too, though? “To score against the bigger clubs always tends to mean a bit more. Once the essay is out of the way, there is the not insignificant matter of a crucial match in the title race when Chelsea welcome Manchester City to Kingsmeadow on Sunday. Just 3,000 words on parliamentary sovereignty” for the law degree she is halfway through, part-time with the Open University and with the support of the Professional Footballers’ Association. On top of that, juggling A-levels was quite difficult.”Ī powerful, strong forward with great technical ability, England shows a fight and drive that is clearly a product of that work ethic. I actually used to do the Christmas orders at M&S so I would spend three night shifts in the freezer. “Or, say, if we went to play a team like Yeovil, we’d get back at like 9pm, quick shower, get my tea and then straight back out to work and do a night shift. So there would be times when I would have two or three hours’ sleep before I’m getting on the coach for an away game. “I did night shifts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10pm to 6am, at the chippy. “I was part-time at Donny and at college you’ve got to pay your way,” she says. Three years ago, England was working night shifts in a fish and chip shop and Christmas temping in M&S. “It’s crazy to think that a lass from Barnsley is now deemed one of the best in the world for football. Her delight at being named among the Guardian’s top 100 female footballers for 2019, in at 89, reflects a player that always worked hard but never dared to dream big. “I was always a player that was really too much of a perfectionist and very self-critical.” That mindset is still there, in the background, but she has “managed to loosen the reins a little on making mistakes and getting on with it and not letting things eat me up inside”, she reflects. I’m not going to sit here and slate her because it happened and it has worked out for the best, but it was a bad time for me and it took me quite a while to get out of that mindset of thinking I was not good enough.” “But in the same breath I’m the one that had to go and prove it. It was more of a test of whether I would sink or swim up there and thankfully I chose to swim.”ĭid it strengthen her relationship with Hayes, given the loan move paid off? “I guess you could say that,” England says with a laugh. So, as much as I hated it at the time, it was the best decision, I think, for me and my career. “Going to Liverpool gave me the opportunity to just work on a set position, get minutes in the bank and prove what I can do. “When I was here before I played a bit of wing, a bit of forward, then a wing‑back, and I couldn’t really find my feet,” she says. ![]() Two seasons at Liverpool followed and although it took some time to find her rhythm, it helped her find her natural position. I’m the only player that’s managed to go away and get a recall.” Every other player that’s gone on loan from Chelsea hasn’t come back. She “burst out crying”, the self-doubt setting in. In 2017, during pre-season in Austria, the manager, Emma Hayes, told her she would be going out on loan. Everything in the ‘if not’ scenario worked out.Her confidence broke, though, when Chelsea rolled the dice and took a gamble on her career. That’s what I meant when I said we are so lucky. If one of the £100m had worked there’s no chance to do another. We already knew Macca could play the position. It was not clear at that moment he was so badly injured he could not feature at all. So we went in but he had an emotional agreement already with Chelsea and Pochettino. “We were interested in Bellingham but realised it would not happen. Their manager Jurgen Klopp has been speaking about them both ahead of playing against them in tonight’s Premier League clash. A similar thing then happened with Romeo Lavia, who also chose to join Chelsea over Liverpool. Liverpool even came in in the final moments to try and hijack the move, but they failed with that completely and Caicedo joined Chelsea. The biggest signing of the summer in terms of numbers was Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, who arrived after another long transfer saga and a big story to accompany it. EXCLUSIVE! All the transfer deals, plans, and potential ins and outs that Chelsea HAVE been considering this window!
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