Beth Mead's resilience is rubbing off on her team-mates and can fire Arsenal back towards silverware this season, says former Lioness Laura Bassett.
Bassett, 39, played in two World Cups and three European Championships during a glittering career and has loved watching Mead, the current Ballon d’Or runner-up, sparkle for both club and country. Arsenal are undefeated in the WSL and have also enjoyed success in the Champions League with victories over Lyon and Zurich.
And former Gunner Bassett says the hunger shown by Mead, who won her 50th England cap in the Lionesses’ 4-0 win over Japan on Friday before pulling out of the squad due to ‘family circumstances’, is a pivotal asset for Jonas Eidevall’s team as they bid to banish last season’s demons.
