Replacing White and Mead - top scorers in World Cup qualification with 10 and 13 respectively - has proven an eventual challenge. Super-sub Alessia Russo is adored by fans, boasting a highly capable oeuvre of the modern number 9, though slightly inexperienced at the age of 24 with 23 caps and 11 goals (averaging 0.48 goals per game). Russo scored a somewhat crestfallen 5 goals in the qualifying campaign, but has struggled for metric form for club and, comparably, when in the starting 11 for England. Should England utilize options in central midfield more against Denmark, Russo tactically complies.
Since Daly's conversion from left-back, she has been a powerhouse for net-worth (at club level at least). Top scorer for the WSL 2022-23 season, Daly's newfound position certainly bears fruit, though with few statistics to support given the contemporaneity of the change. Daly offers a wealth of pitch experience at 31, with 70 caps and 13 goals (averaging 0.19% goals per game, though played in defence until November 2022) but lacks some experience in her moulded role. Nevertheless, Daly is a composed and creative CF option bearing tenured aerial threat. Should England widen the pitch and flood the wings, Daly might fare better.
Wiegman has yet to show her hand...
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