England interim boss Hege Riise said individual mistakes that “you can never predict” were the defining factor in her side’s friendly loss to Canada.
Nichelle Prince doubled Canada’s lead when she blocked goalkeeper Karen Bardsley’s clearance on the goalline.
“We tried and held together as a team but I feel like it was more about mistakes today,” said Riise.
“I felt the team effort was good. We did well but we didn’t create enough chances.”
England contribute to their own downfall
England impressed going forward against France on Friday but were undone by loose defensive play, and it was a repeat showing here as two terrible mistakes led directly to both goals.
For the opener, Janine Beckie had far too much space to drive forward from midfield and although Viens was in an offside position when she attempted to run on to her pass, Stokes managed to intercept before gifting the ball straight to the Paris FC forward to side-foot the ball past Carly Telford.
The second mistake was even worse….