"England felt like such a safe space for me. It was usual to have a team review after a big tournament and after the Euros in 2022 we came together in the Club England meeting room at St George's Park, the team's headquarters. The emotional security that I felt within England was bolstered by the culture and values that had underpinned and contributed to our success."
"The only negative that each group reported back on was that behaviour, which was overwhelmingly considered disruptive and unreliable, with a risk of being destructive, taking energy and time from coaches who needed to work with the rest of the team on set-pieces, mentality and of course goalkeeping sessions. It affected us all in a domino effect to an extent that was extremely unusual in a successful elite team environment."
England operated with strong emotional security and routine team reviews at St George's Park after the Euros 2022, supported by clear culture and values. Non-collegiate behaviour was not tolerated, and the squad learned Hannah Hampton had been dropped because her behind-the-scenes conduct repeatedly risked derailing training sessions and consuming team resources. Group feedback identified that behaviour as the sole negative, describing it as disruptive, unreliable and potentially destructive, producing a domino effect that hindered coaches' work on set-pieces, mentality and goalkeeping. The behaviour contradicted professional values about preserving mental and physical resources and supporting a goalkeeper union, and the coach acknowledged the matter was dealt with.
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