Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Suspended jill has no regrets
SUSPENSION means Jill Scott will be reduced to the role of spectator when England face Holland for a place in the Women’s Euro 2017 final but the midfielder insists she has no regrets.
Scott was booked for taking down Amandine Henry during the quarterfinal victory over France, ruling her out of the lastfour clash in Enschede on Thursday.
That means she must settle for spectator status when her team-mates tackle the tournament hosts but the Manchester City midfielder, who has been penalised for nine fouls at the Euros, says that is the price of her fullycommitted style.
“It was all about getting through to the semis and I’m kind of an all-or-nothing player,” she said. “And if there’s a tackle there to be made, then I’ll always put my foot in.
“So I am disappointed but also ecstatic with the win. I l ook f orward t o watching t he girls and hopefully we’ll get that win to take us to the final.”
As a veteran of 124 caps Scott has seen successes and disappointments in her time but claims she was confident the current side would not be leaving the tournament early.
“We ’r e a team that deserves to be in the semifinal and we’ve gathered some great momentum within this tournament,” she said.
“I’m so happy, especially after 2013 when we didn’t get out of the group. We all said that it wasn’t our time to go home today, we knew we were staying.”