Lucy Bronze has experienced the highs of a treble-winning season and being named the best women’s player in the world, but nothing taught her as much as the crushing semi-final defeat at the 2019 World Cup.
Those lessons will now come in use for the England defender as the Lionesses prepare to face Sweden for a place in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 final tomorrow night.
Bronze was named the second-best player at the World Cup in France after coming into the tournament a treble winner with Lyon, but tasted defeat at the penultimate stage as England were knocked out by eventual winners USA.