"I've played in a few different places now and each one has brought different challenges for me, says Eaton-Collins, who also spent time in the US college system and had a short spell back in England with Leicester. Sporting in particular has been a big learning curve for me in terms of the technical side of the game because I'm surrounded by very smart, technical players every day and that's helped bring out a different side to my game."
"The style of play was the most difficult to adapt to, she says. Chelsea and England is near as much the same, as it is across England. There's a set style of play across the board you become very comfortable with, and here I just had to ask questions to see where I could improve; ultimately it's why I came here, to add more to my game. It's been challenging, but I wouldn't change it for the world."
Sporting CP has a strong reputation for developing prodigious young talent, exemplified by Cristiano Ronaldo and the sale of Olivia Smith from Canada's academy to Liverpool for a club-record fee. The club is expanding its recruitment to English players, signing Georgia Eaton-Collins, 25, from Danish side HB Køge, and Ria Bose, 19, from Chelsea's academy. Eaton-Collins reports technical improvement amid smart, technical teammates after spells in the US college system and at Leicester. Bose describes adapting to a different style of play, asking questions to improve, and valuing the challenge and personal growth from moving to Lisbon.
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