Bronze chases golden summer
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LIONESSES star Lucy Bronze knew that team-mate Jill Scott was destined to become queen of the jungle.
And if the Barcelona defender – renowned for her lung-bursting runs down the right flank – gets her latest prediction right then England will be crowned world champions in the summer.
Bronze is back in this country as Sarina Wiegman’s European Championship winners look to retain the Arnold Clark Cup against South Korea, Italy and Belgium.
Scott and Ellen White, members of the victorious Euros side, have retired but Bronze said: “I believe we are going to win the World Cup. We’re going in probably as favourites.
“Everyone is pinning that on us and I understand that.
“We’re going to be a different team from the one which went into the Euros. We will have different players – both Ellen and Jill won’t be with us.
“But we are doing well under Sarina. Getting together for the Arnold Clark Cup and a game at Wembley against Brazil in April, we’ll see what the team has got.
“Yes, we’ve got a good chance because we’ve got one of the most talented squads in the world. We showed that in the Euros. We’re confident we can beat any team – but we also know football doesn’t always work that way.”
Scott’s time in TV’s I’m A Celebrity helped promote women’s football – already on a high through the Euros – to an even greater level.
Bronze added: “The funny thing is when we heard Jill was going on it on our WhatsApp group we all said, ‘Jill’s won this’. We knew straight away because we know what Jill is like.”