{"id":246838,"date":"2025-07-08T02:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T02:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/246838\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T02:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T02:25:13","slug":"england-must-ride-the-wave-after-early-euros-setback-says-lotte-wubben-moy-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/246838\/","title":{"rendered":"England must \u2018ride the wave\u2019 after early Euros setback, says Lotte Wubben-Moy \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lotte Wubben-Moy has urged England to \u201cride the wave\u201d after the defending champions\u2019 opening defeat to France left their Euro 2025 hopes hanging by a thread.<\/p>\n

The Lionesses face the Netherlands on Wednesday in what is being billed as a must-win Group D encounter after the\u00a02-1 defeat in Zurich on Saturday, when the Dutch secured an opening victory over Wales.<\/p>\n

England also lost their opener to France at the 2015 World Cup in Canada but went on to achieve what was then their best ever finish of third, a journey seven-time major tournament veteran Lucy Bronze has encouraged her team-mates to keep fresh in their minds.<\/p>\n

England defender Wubben-Moy said: \u201cI think the mood so far has been, \u2018OK, what next?\u2019 We know that the tournament isn\u2019t won or lost on day one and I think we\u2019re all mature enough, we\u2019ve all got experience in different ways, shapes or forms.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think Lucy said in 2015 they lost their first game to France and I think it\u2019s easy to forget that there have to be ups and there have to be\u00a0downs in tournament football. I think it\u2019s how you ride that wave that really is indicative of the mood that will be the lasting one across the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s critical clash is a meeting between the two most recent European champions, both coached to glory at their respective home tournaments by England\u2019s Dutch boss Sarina Wiegman.<\/p>\n

Wiegman\u2019s long-time right-hand man, Arjan Veurink, is set to leave her side after this competition to take charge of the Netherlands, succeeding Andries Jonker.<\/p>\n

But this particular opponent is special to more than just England\u2019s coaching staff. Wubben-Moy is also half-Dutch.<\/p>\n

She explained: \u201cMy dad comes from the Netherlands, my whole half of my family, so it\u2019s a pretty special fixture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made my debut for England at youth level against the Netherlands and we won that game. I think all through my career, that game against the Netherlands has always been a tough one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s physical, it\u2019s tactically varied and it\u2019s a game that epitomises, for me, my heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cWe\u2019re quick to forget when you put an England badge on that actually all of us have mixed heritage and I think that needs to be celebrated.<\/p>\n

\"Wubben-MoyWubben-Moy (left) feels encouraged to be proud of her heritage (Nick Potts\/PA) <\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely feel celebrated here with a Dutch coach, but I think also by my team-mates, all of us accepting our cultures and different varieties of life that come together and make up that England badge.\u201d<\/p>\n

But make no mistake, Wubben-Moy has made one thing very clear to her travelling Dutch family.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI was just asked by the Dutch media who they\u2019ll be supporting and they\u2019ll definitely be supporting me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what that means is the England team.\u201d<\/p>\n