The online discourse when Sarina Wiegman named her England squad for the October international window was emphatic: Maya Le Tissier must play at centre-back; Aggie Beever-Jones must start; Taylor Hinds’s allegiance switch is odd; this player isn’t good enough … it is scandalous that that player hasn’t been included.
It’s good that people care, that fans are engaged in the details, drilling down into what England do, and are discussing how they take the next step on the way towards the 2027 World Cup. Opinion is valuable. Sometimes, though, the discussion verges on hysteria, can feel misplaced and, as England head into the first of four friendlies in their “Homecoming Series”, it all feels a bit over the top.
