FA LINE UP NEW CONTRACT FOR BOSS WIEGMAN
SARINA WIEGMAN is in line for a new contract after achieving success beyond the English FA’s “wildest dreams.”
Wiegman (52) only started work on her four-year deal last September but led England to their first major trophy since
1966.
English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham was full of praise for the job she has done and talks are likely to start when Wiegman returns from holiday... and she plans to celebrate her Euros success in a campervan!
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Bullingham said: “She is incredible. She was our No.1 target when we were going out to look for a manager and she was just brilliant all through that process.
“We were delighted to secure her, even though in our wildest dreams, we thought that this tournament might be too early.
“So we weren’t sure we’d win this one, we were hoping we would win one in the future, so she achieved brilliant results earlier than we could have ever hoped.
“She only signed in September but we would love her to be with us for a long time. She’s really special person and a really special talent.
“You can see the way she’s built a brilliant culture with the team. Her tactical decisions have been spot on and just her planning, she’s so well prepared for every single eventuality, it is super impressive.”
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The English FA’s head of women’s football,
Sue Campbell, confirmed they will sit down about a new deal after her holiday.
“She’s done an incredible job,” said Campbell.
“You have to remember she only came in in September and everybody said to me ‘do you think she can win the Euros?’ and I said ‘it’s a very short time span that.’
“My goodness, she’s moulded them together. Not just the players, the team around her. There’s a togetherness. You have to be in it to feel it.”