Wiegman pays price for lack of defensive pragmatism as Spain expose technical gap | Tom Garry

​ England were outclassed in Mallorca and would have been better served by trying to contain the world championsAs the game ticked into second-half stoppage time, Spain were almost showboating, Aitana Bonmatí flicking the ball around the pitch with grace, style and a swagger that sent out an emphatic message: Spain are significantly better than England.On a balmy evening in Palma, the world champions taught the European champions a painful lesson. The scoreline was one thing but, more alarmingly, the undeniable gulf in technical ability between the teams gave the Lionesses a brutal reality check, a year out from the Women’s World Cup in Brazil. Continue reading… Read More