“THIS is the type of game where there are no excuses — it’s the biggest game the England women’s team have ever had in terms of the size of the game,” declared England head coach Phil Neville ahead of their sold-out match against Germany at Wembley Stadium tomorrow.

“We want to win the game. It’s not a game for rotation. It’s a game against the second-best team in the world where we will need all our best players on the pitch.”

Attempting to explain England’s post-World Cup slump in which they have lost four of their last six matches, it is Neville’s belief that not having to play qualifying matches for the 2021 European Championships they are hosting is affecting his team’s mentality on the pitch.