England vs USA: Lucy Bronze relishing Wembley test as Emma Hayes plots Lionesses downfall

England big the United States astatine Wembley successful beforehand of astir 85,000 fans successful a prestige affable connected Saturday evening.

The Lionesses volition travel up against a acquainted foe, with ex-Chelsea brag Hayes successful the other dugout arsenic she leads the US.

She took complaint successful May aft lifting the Women’s Super League (WSL) rubric again successful the last play of her 12 years successful complaint of Chelsea.

“We’re truly excited to play the US,” Bronze said successful a property league connected Friday. “As agelong arsenic I person been an England player, it has been 1 of the biggest games to beryllium in.

“It is simply a rivalry that has blossomed retired of obscurity successful the past decade. It’s specified a competitive, high-level game.

“It is simply a bully test, due to the fact that the US person conscionable won the Olympic golden medal. To triumph [that], you person to person the brainsick mentality that I deliberation sums up the US perfectly. We person to amusement what we tin bash against a apical squad similar that.”

England manager Sarina Wiegman spoke with akin excitement arsenic she faced the media.

“It’s truly breathtaking — determination are going to beryllium 85,000 people,” she said. “We’re playing the Olympic [champions], No1 successful the world, and Emma Hayes. We’re perfectly competing tomorrow, truthful I’m conscionable truly looking guardant to that.”

Wiegman was informed that Hayes had described her arsenic a “friend” successful her ain property league connected Monday.

“It’s a fact,” Wiegman said of her relationship with Hayes. “I deliberation with friends, you truly privation to bushed your friends. Even more, maybe, than [managers who are] not your friends.

“Under Emma, their benignant of play is simply a small much patient, but there’s truthful overmuch gait successful their game.”

Manchester United skipper Maya Le Tissier volition miss the crippled against the US aft being diagnosed with concussion pursuing her side’s WSL decision to leaders Chelsea connected Sunday.

Lotte Wubben-Moy was called up successful Le Tissier’s place, but pursuing an appraisal backmost astatine United, Le Tissier has returned to the England campy and could diagnostic successful Tuesday’s affable against Switzerland astatine Bramall Lane.

“The squad is good,” Wiegman explained. “Everyone is connected the pitch. Maya is connected the pitch. Non-contact today, but looking good.

“She’s not rushed back. After the game, she had a headache, truthful it’s each to the aesculapian team.

“Then she went into the concussion protocol. She’s done truly well. A neutral doc volition finalise that, truthful she tin advancement to [full] grooming sessions and past play.”