After winning the Champions League final with Lyon in 2019, I had two days off before heading to the Women's World Cup. Just 48 hours. That's it, she wrote, explaining the gruelling scheduling that has meant that she will have a family holiday this summer for the first time in more than a decade.
We're asking for proper rest periods and proper scheduling to end clashes. If the football calendar was organised in a way that those clashes didn't have to happen, it would take a weight off players' minds so we can focus on our game.
In an ideal world, Bronze would be rested for England's games against France, but they matter too much, with England needing a top-two finish in a tricky group.
Then there are the injuries, with the withdrawals of Niamh Charles and Lotte Wubben-Moy depleting defensive options and Maya Le Tissier called up to restock the backline.
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