England manager Sarina Wiegman has stated that Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly have ‘not been playing to their potential’ and that this is why they have missed out on selection. These two players had inconsistent starts to the season for the Lionesses, winning back-to-back titles at Euro 2022 and Euro 2025, but Wiegman is confident they can be better. She explains that the selection was based on inconsistent performances in her opinion in recent weeks. She discussed with them that the players did not play to their potential in their recent performance, and was looking at the situation with the selection process. On reports that Kelly’s absence may have been linked to an injury, Wiegman added that the conversation with Chloe was difficult to take. She stated that she kept that with football with her, and that the players wanted to work on that, and that she continued to communicate with them to improve their game.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
