{"id":1269559,"date":"2022-07-20T23:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1269559"},"modified":"2022-07-20T23:26:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T22:26:05","slug":"england-100-goals-sarina-wiegman-euro-2022-spain","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/england-100-goals-sarina-wiegman-euro-2022-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Centurions: England hit 100 goals under Sarina Wiegman in march to Women’s Euro 2022 semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

England Women secured their spot in the semi-final of Euro 2022 thanks to a 2-1 win over pre-tournament favourites Spain Women in a thrilling match at the Amex.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was Sarina Wiegman’s 18th game as manager since replacement Phil Neville in September (via a Hege Riise interim spell) and perhaps her biggest result so far. Before the game, a lot of signs were pointing towards an England win with the Lionesses in fine form and Spain struggling to hit the heights many expected of them pre-tournament.<\/p>\n

But Spain were excellent for large parts of the game and deservedly took the lead in the 54th minute through Esther Gonzalez as La Roja<\/em> exploited England’s left-hand side. As the clock ticked down, it looked as though Spain would be advancing to the semi-finals but Ella Toone equalised for England with six minutes left, taking the game to extra-time.<\/p>\n

And, buoyed by the late goal, England went on to secure a 2-1 win thanks to Georgia Stanway’s rocket strike – setting up a semi-final against one of Sweden or Belgium. Not just a match winner, Stanway’s goal was also the 100th England have scored in Wiegman’s 10-month tenure.<\/p>\n\n

Averaging 5.5 goals per game, attack has definitely been the star of the show for Wiegman in England, which is understandable given the talent the Dutchwoman has on her hands. But before we break down the attack and the 100 goals, a word on Wiegman’s defence too, with England conceding just four times in 18 matches and never more than once in a game.<\/p>\n

Anyway, about that attack.<\/p>\n

Spread across 18 matches, England’s 100 goals under Wiegman have also been spread across 18 different players, not including the five opposition players that put the ball into their own net. Remarkably, just four of the 100 goals came from the penalty spot, with a further seven from corners and two via indirect free-kick situations.<\/p>\n

If we had to push ourselves for a negative about Wiegman’s side it’s that they are often slow starters, and it shows with the goals, as just 38% of their strikes in the past 10 months have come before half-time. But fortunately they know how to put the pressure on and really press an opponent into submission, with 61 goals in the second half of their matches plus one extra-time winner.<\/p>\n

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