Chelsea and England defender explains her defensive techniques, opens up about England's World Cup - and what it's like to mark Lauren James
Supported By This article is part of The Athletic ’s series celebrating UK Black History Month . . On Sunday, October 8, Jess Carter went viral. Within four days, her tackle against ’s Chloe Kelly had been viewed more than 32,000 times. From the airy home she shares with her girlfriend and team-mate Ann-Katrin Berger, Carter, 25, peers down at Berger’s iPad and watches herself, rendered in miniature, haunting Kelly.
England manager Sarina Wiegman hadn’t planned to go into the tournament with a back three but her players and staff figured it out quickly. Carter feels suited to the formation. She can drift into the channels for those one-on-ones she craves, but also, she just loves defending. “You’ve always got support with the other defenders there, so you can go and be super aggressive knowing your centre-back has got your back. But it was something we didn’t have much time to work on.
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