""We're not happy with it [the losing run]. We're aware, it's frustrating and it feels like a burden we don't want to carry," said Wilkinson. "We want to break that streak, of course we do. But equally, this year has included the Euros, Nations League A and top opposition and it's because this team is really on a journey. "It's never a straight journey, it's always about pushing standards, and we have had little setbacks.""
""I made a lot of changes for the Poland game - that's always a risk you take when you're a coach, but it's a standard that I have now and my expectation of them [the players] and their expectation of themselves,""
Wales women's team reached a first major tournament at Euro 2025 but suffered heavy defeats against the Netherlands, France and England. The side entered a run of seven successive losses and went winless in 11 matches after beating Republic of Ireland on 3 December to qualify. The current sequence is the longest without a victory in 22 years and the worst seven-match losing run since the early FAW era. Head coach Rhian Wilkinson describes the streak as a burden the squad does not want to carry, has made tactical changes, and intends to use 2025 as preparation for improvement in 2026.
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