One of the big takeaways of the Arnold Clark Cup was the role of Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly.
She was used as a left-back throughout England’s Euro success and has played at full-back under Wiegman as well as former boss Phil Neville.
But after scoring 10 goals in 13 matches for Villa in the Women’s Super League this season, calls for her to start up front were hard to ignore for Wiegman – and Daly did not disappoint.
She scored two crucial goals in a narrow 2-1 win over Italy when she started in attack, coming on as a substitute for regular number nine Alessia Russo in the other two matches, also making an impact.
It means Wiegman has a selection headache up front, while Tottenham’s Beth England, who has scored four in five matches since moving to north London, did not even make the cut for Arnold Clark Cup selection.
“You can’t ignore Daly’s form at Aston Villa. She plays there week in, week out as a striker – she’s scoring goals and she’s creating a lot for her team,” former England defender Gilly Flaherty told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“You can’t discount Beth England to come back into the mix as well. It’s fantastic that England don’t just have one centre-forward, there’s a few options.”