England manager Sarina Wiegman admits that Chloe Kelly did not play enough to earn her place in Lionaeses team for the upcoming nations of the League of Nations.
The 26-year-old has been a support in the team of England in recent seasons, known by a winning goal that crowned national European champions under the port of Wembley Stadium 2022.
After launching just one of Manchester City Women’s Super League (WSL) Fixes before Christmas Kelly completed the deadline for the day at Arsenal with the intention of “Best to Shoot to represent my country” on the upcoming euros in Switzerland.
Wiegman left Kelly from England, who faced Portugal and Spanish in the upcoming UEFA nodes for women’s nations.
“In my opinion, she didn’t play enough,” the head coach said. “She was moving clubs now, but she barely played last fall, and as I said, she built a few loans, but she made less minutes at the time.
“We had a good conversation yesterday and she can’t leave. She’s not for euros, when she’s back and she’s in full training, I hope she gets a minute soon to be able to show again. We’ll visit her again, there is a huge competition in the team. “
Kelly, who has not missed England from returning from an ACL in 2022 injury, told the fans that she wanted to return to the setting as soon as possible.
Wiegman emphasized that the striker “must start in Arsenal, enter a few minutes, start playing and showing what it is all about, and then we can review it again.”
She added, “We all hope to show good performances and that they will get a minute and return the level.”
Before moving the loan to Arsenal, Kelly expressed her dissatisfaction with Manchester City, saying fans on social networks that she was “dictated by whom they can or cannot join.” He finished forward, “I just want to be happy again.”
England coach replied to Kelly’s statement, saying, “She was hired, took care of her mental health.”
“I don’t have the whole context, but I’m just glad she had the move, which she mentioned was really good for her,” Wiegman said. “I hope she will be able to get a smile on her face again, play a little football, and show who she is like a football player.”
In Kelly’s absence, Nikita Parris has been awarded for her Form in recent months in Brighton & Hove Albion, earning her first lion invitation of 2022.
Talking about choosing, Wiegman expressed, “We always look at a lot of players. Nikita is going well and she is in good shape. She knows what is needed in international football. I want to see her in our environment and I hope he can take advantage of this opportunity.”
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