Beth Mead admitted that Sarina Wiegman made the correct decision when she omitted her from England’s Women’s World Cup squad.
Mead has remained out of action since suffering an injury in November last year and due to lack of game time this season, the Arsenal striker was omitted from England’s Women’s World Cup squad 2023.
The 28-year-old was not too disappointed with her omission and rather backed coach Wiegman’s decision not to include her in the squad as she would not have been able to give her best at the tournament.
Speaking at the WePlayStrong event, Mead said, “She (Wiegman) spoke to me two or three weeks ago and as much as we’d both love for me to go, I think a decision for what I put forward was that I want to play my best football, which right now I probably won’t because I’ve not had the opportunity to play enough minutes.
She added, “So I think it was a clever decision in the end. I’ve gone in with quite a level head through the whole process, kept in regular contact with Sarina and if I’m given one per cent of hope I’ll be motivated to try and get as close to that as possible because that’s the type of person I am. Now that’s gone I’m going to be number one fan for England and I’ll be rooting for them every step of the way.”
