 'I'm obviously delighted to be on the scoresheet," Daly said. "As a forward coming in today my main target was to score. I love playing as the central forward, but I just love football. "It was special to wear the number nine, that was the number my dad wore when he played. But I'm happy to play anywhere and can't emphasise that enough.' 2. Wiegman willing to give youth a chance Throughout the successful Euros campaign Wiegman was known for sticki){kind=link}
Although they could only manage a 1-1 draw, the result against Norway didn’t dampen what has been a remarkable year for the Lionesses after their historic Euro 2022 triumph in the summer
England completed an unbeaten 2022 with a 1-1 draw against a resilient Norway in Spain to round off a year like no other.
In-form Rachel Daly headed the Lionesses in front before half-time but Norway, who had Anja Sonstevold sent off, levelled when Frida Maanum capitalised on an error from Ellie Roebuck. Despite failing to win, the draw didn’t dampen what has been a remarkable year for the Lionesses who lifted a major trophy by winning the European Championship, remained unbeaten across 20 games and defeated the number one ranked side in the world, USA at Wembley.
Here are five things we learnt as the Lionesses brought their year to a close.
The big team news going in was the decision to give Rachel Daly a chance in the number nine shirt. The Aston Villa star has been in scintillating form this season deployed as a forward in the WSL.