Walsh hopes Wiegman extends England contract

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ShareSarina Wiegman has led England to back-to-back Women's Euros titles, but she is out of contract after next year's World Cup.Keira Walsh believes "everyone in England would love" to see Sarina Wiegman extend her contract as the Lionesses' head coach.Wiegman has already enjoyed plenty of success with England, winning back-to-back Women's Euros while also reaching the Women's World Cup final in 2023.She is the first-ever men's or women's manager to reach five consecutive major international tournament finals, after also reaching the showpiece in both competitions during her time in charge of the Netherlands.The Lionesses are still in the process of qualifying for next summer's Women's World Cup in Brazil, as they prepare for the second leg of their play-off tie with Greece.Wiegman's current deal expires after the 2027 Women's World Cup, but Walsh hopes the head coach will extend her contract."Obviously I'd want her to stay," Walsh said of Wiegman. "I think we don't really talk about it too much."Sarina's the boss. I would never ask her those questions. I think everyone in England would love her to stay."I've played a lot of games for her and I really appreciate her as a manager, but yeah, obviously it's her decision and I think it's something we don't really think about."We've got a job to do and obviously we need to qualify for a World Cup. That's probably at the forefront of what everyone's thinking about."I've not given much thought to it, but I think, yeah, obviously I'd love her to stay."England won the first leg of their play-off semi-final against Greece 3-1, with Georgia Stanway, Maya Le Tissier and Alessia Russo getting on the scoresheet.Walsh recorded an assist on what was her 24th consecutive start for the Lionesses; only Rachel Unitt (35), Steph Houghton (26), and Alex Scott (25) have started 25+ consecutive games for the nation this century.England have won nine of their last 10 matches (L1), their most victories over a 10-game spell since November 2022 (W9 D1), and Walsh is aiming for a clinical display in the second leg on Tuesday."I think as an experienced player, I probably expected more from the game myself," Walsh said."We probably should have put more chances away. We had a lot of attacks in the final third. It was just maybe the last bit that was missing."Sarina Wiegman has led England to back-to-back Women's Euros titles, but she is out of contract after next year's World Cup.Keira Walsh believes "everyone in England would love" to see Sarina Wiegman extend her contract as the Lionesses' head coach.Wiegman has already enjoyed plenty of success with England, winning back-to-back Women's Euros while also reaching the Women's World Cup final in 2023.She is the first-ever men's or women's manager to reach five consecutive major international tournament finals, after also reaching the showpiece in both competitions during her time in charge of the Netherlands.The Lionesses are still in the process of qualifying for next summer's Women's World Cup in Brazil, as they prepare for the second leg of their play-off tie with Greece.Wiegman's current deal expires after the 2027 Women's World Cup, but Walsh hopes the head coach will extend her contract."Obviously I'd want her to stay," Walsh said of Wiegman. "I think we don't really talk about it too much."Sarina's the boss. I would never ask her those questions. I think everyone in England would love her to stay."I've played a lot of games for her and I really appreciate her as a manager, but yeah, obviously it's her decision and I think it's something we don't really think about."We've got a job to do and obviously we need to qualify for a World Cup. That's probably at the forefront of what everyone's thinking about."I've not given much thought to it, but I think, yeah, obviously I'd love her to stay."England won the first leg of their play-off semi-final against Greece 3-1, with Georgia Stanway, Maya Le Tissier and Alessia Russo getting on the scoresheet.Walsh recorded an assist on what was her 24th consecutive start for the Lionesses; only Rachel Unitt (35), Steph Houghton (26), and Alex Scott (25) have started 25+ consecutive games for the nation this century.England have won nine of their last 10 matches (L1), their most victories over a 10-game spell since November 2022 (W9 D1), and Walsh is aiming for a clinical display in the second leg on Tuesday."I think as an experienced player, I probably expected more from the game myself," Walsh said."We probably should have put more chances away. We had a lot of attacks in the final third. It was just maybe the last bit that was missing."