From Lauren James’ injury doubt to whether to start Michelle Agyemang, Sarina Wiegman faces a dilemma
England’s performances at Euro 2025 have not always been pretty but a third successive major tournament final for the team and a fifth for the manager, Sarina Wiegman, is a phenomenal feat, and one that undermines suggestions that England have been fortunate. Ultimately, every great team benefits from a bit of luck, and England have something that sets them apart from many other sides: a hugely enviable squad depth that has powered them through to the final in Basel on Sunday. The success of “the finishers” at Euro 2025 has had many wondering whether some of those players should, in fact, become starters, or at the very least get more minutes. Wiegman has waited later and later to make changes and, while it is hard to criticise a formula that has delivered, again, the question is whether England could have avoided back-to-back games going to extra time by making changes sooner or even from the start? And, as we look towards the final, what should Wiegman do now?
