Beth Mead is in the form of her life for England and Arsenal. So much so that this might simply be her elite level of consistent performance. JohnnyTheNic
The first thing to note about how she plays the game is that she has great close control of the ball and a tight turning circle. This allows her to make great use of the ball even when being pressed hard. She can also hit a bangin’ donk of a free kick.
However, as she’s got older, there seems to have been real grit added to her game, perhaps born out of the adversity she suffered when left out of the Olympic team. She was regarded by Mark Sampson, the now disgraced former England manager, as not working hard enough, not being athletic enough, not being a team player. Neville also thought she was too nice.
She’s always been a great finisher since her days at Sunderland when she scored so many goals. When she’s one-on-one with the keeper, that old instinct kicks in immediately and you never doubt she’s going to score.‘Beth arrived at Arsenal having scored 77 goals in 78 games for Sunderland as a centre-forward. Vivianne Miedema was signed six months later and Beth found herself on the wing. She adapted really strongly but she lost a little bit of her devil in front of goal.
The hat-trick against Norway encapsulated her talent perfectly: a well-placed header, a mazy dribble and a rebound tap-in. That is basically your complete striker.
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