Sarina Wiegman doesn’t suppose she “would have accomplished issues in another way” regardless of criticism from goalkeeper Mary Earps in her autobiography concerning the England supervisor’s number of the Euro 2025 squad.
Former England goalkeeper Earps claimed she told Wiegman she was rewarding “unhealthy behaviour” when Hannah Hampton was recalled to the squad after beforehand being dropped for being “disruptive and unreliable”.
Following the discharge of her autobiography, Earps’ views have come underneath scrutiny, with Chelsea supervisor Sonia Bompastor among those to defend Hampton and Wiegman.
The 32-year-old introduced her shock retirement from worldwide soccer simply 5 weeks earlier than England started their European Championship defence in Switzerland.
Wiegman, who has twice guided England to the European Championship title, confirmed she had not spoken to the Paris St-Germain participant since her e-book was made public.
“We had an excellent goalkeeper unit and the 2 had been competing for the primary spot. I believe I might have accomplished precisely the identical factor,” mentioned Wiegman when requested if there was something she had realized from the scenario.
“We stored speaking each time. As all the time, we attempt to help in the very best manner and I can not management how that comes throughout.
“There are all the time learnings however I do not suppose, within the larger image, I might have accomplished issues in another way.”
Wiegman mentioned she “cannot management” what Earps says or feels about her choices however the England coach emphasised she made them to provide the aspect the very best probability of success.
She joked that it might be “good to speak about soccer” after naming her squad on Tuesday for upcoming pleasant matches towards China and Ghana.
However the former Netherlands coach accepted coping with adversity is a part of her high-profile function.
“After all you hope that issues are all the time optimistic however that is not how issues work in soccer while you’re so seen,” she added.
“It is simply the scenario and also you’re attempting to cope with it in the very best optimistic manner, remedy no matter must be solved, and transfer ahead.
“I make choices on what I believe is the very best for the workforce to compete within the subsequent camp or the subsequent event – and I make choices to win.”
