The England midfielder says the criticism she received at the World Cup hurt but that she is back enjoying herself as the WSL returns after the winter breakEngland’s World Cup semi-final exit hit hard and the hangover has been lengthy for everyone involved. For Manchester City’s Keira Walsh, being at the sharp end of criticism after a tough tournament, it went even further: the whole experience left her doubting whether she wanted to play football at all. “I probably underestimated how much attention was going to be on the games,” says Walsh, sitting in the canteen of City’s clean and crisp Academy Stadium. I’ve never really been to anything like the World Cup before and I was in and out of the team up until that point. Facebook Twitter Pinterest ‘I think people forget that it was my first tournament – it was a bit of a shock’, says Walsh of her 2019 World Cup finals experience.

Source: The Guardian January 03, 2020 12:11 UTC