England’s Saviour Michelle Agyemang Has ‘world At Her Feet’, Insists Chloe Kelly

Chloe Kelly said England’s saviour Michelle Agyemang has nan “world astatine her feet” aft nan 19-year-old striker’s precocious leveller saved nan defending champions successful their nerve-jangling semi-final triumph complete Italy.

England’s remarkably precocious comeback, which saw Agyemang people successful nan sixth infinitesimal of second-half stoppage clip earlier Kelly’s victor successful nan penultimate infinitesimal of other time, booked nan Lionesses a spot successful their 3rd consecutive awesome tourney final. They will look either Spain aliases Germany successful Basel connected Sunday, trying to take sides nan title they won successful 2022.

“Big Mich astatine it again!” Kelly said to ITV Sport, discussing Agyemang’s 3rd extremity successful 4 elder world games since her April debut. “She’s unbelievable and she should person scored again: that 1 that deed nan crossbar. She’s an unbelievable subordinate and she’s sewage nan world astatine her feet, a young subordinate pinch a agleam early and I’m perfectly buzzing for her. But this squad shows resilience again and we conflict back.”

Agyemang, who besides scored England’s equaliser successful their quarter-final triumph complete Sweden, added to ITV: “I’m truthful proud of nan team’s conflict and effort. It’s nan character, it’s nan spot of this squad that has put america this far.”

The Arsenal player, who was a ballgirl astatine Wembley arsenic precocious arsenic 2021, added: “It intends nan world to me. I’m truthful grateful. Four years agone I was a kid conscionable throwing a shot to immoderate of these girls and now I’m playing pinch them. It’s a awesome opportunity and I’m truthful happy I americium here.”

The England coach, Sarina Wiegman, who has now reached 5 consecutive awesome finals for a operation of nan Netherlands and England, told BBC Radio 5 Live: “We’re going to make a movie immoderate day! Well, this is simply a movie, my goodness, it’s unbelievable. Here we are again; it’s really, really special.”

Wiegman praised nan effect made by her substitutes, saying: “We ever had nan opportunity to bring caller players successful that adhd a batch of quality. We went pinch much players up front, which was basal because [Italy’s defence] was a wall. We had to get a spread successful nan wall. They did really well.”

The England midfielder Ella Toone joked that it was “worth nan stress”, adding: “We grafted and sewage nan extremity we needed astatine nan end. Buzzing, we’re successful different final. You ever judge it [the infinitesimal will come]. We’re England, we conflict to nan end.”

Italy sank to nan level astatine afloat time. Their caput coach, Andrea Soncin, said: “Of people this conclusion hurts but we person to beryllium proud. The players person deserved a different end. Unfortunately it happens sometimes that you don’t get what you deserve. This is simply a bitter conclusion because we were 1 infinitesimal distant from nan final.”