“I think there should be more focus on what the social media agencies can do for players and people in general – we should speak about that more rather than how people can deal with it” 🎙️ Kat_Lucas_ interviews keira_walsh
It is hard now to recall those lows, but in fact the midfielder is referring to her last World Cup four years ago. England excelled, reaching the semi-finals, but Walsh concedes she enjoyed very little of it – something she is keen to share with England’s current group of youngsters.
“Even at the euros Jill [Scott] and Ellen [White] really helped me in that tournament to put in the performances I did – Jill was my biggest fan. To have those players around you encouraging you is massive. With the younger players it’s encouraging them, trying to improve them, sometimes it’s tough love trying to get them working even harder.”
“It’s difficult for us as professionals, we’re always expected to deal with it – we have to put certain blocks on social media like key words. I think there should be more focus on what the social media agencies can do for players and people in general – we should speak about that more rather than how people can deal with it.”
This summer, the scrutiny on the Lionesses will be greater than ever, in a World Cup expected to attracted record audiences. In the build-up, the Lionesses lost their 30-game unbeaten record, drew with Portugal but alsoThey remain undeterred by those minor blips, Walsh insists, not least because of Sarina Wiegman’s personal record at major tournaments – two titles and one runners-up medal from her last three.
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