England Women must improve to beat Norway after scraping past Austria in their opening Euro 2022 match, according to former captain Faye White.
Sarina Wiegmanâs side beat Austria 1-0 thanks to a poked effort from Beth Mead in the opening game of the tournament at Old Trafford.
While Englandâs win will have eased the playersâ minds, there were moments when they looked shaky, with Wiegman admitting they were âsloppyâ on the ball at times.
Ex-skipper White, who wore her countryâs armband for ten years between 2002 to 2012, joined talkSPORTâs Weekend Breakfast to discuss the Lionessesâ start to the Euros.
talkSPORTâs Natalie Sawyer asked White whether the standard of performance really matters, given they won.
And the Arsenal legend insisted that while the Lionesses will have been happy to just start to tournament with a victory, their performance will raise some concerns.
âI think when youâre hosts it just matters about getting the three points,â she said.
âGetting the win under your belt. There was obviously a lot of expectation and nerves Iâm sure from the players so yeah I think they would be happy.
âIf we get to the latter stages, no one will remember this first game.â
However, despite getting over the line on Wednesday, White went on to state that England do still need to up their game, especially against their next opponents, Norway, on Monday.
âWeâll have to improve our performances, certainly,â the former Lionesses star said.
âWithout doubt itâs the toughest test [the next game against Norway].
âNorway are the top team along with England and youâd expect the two to go through. But itâs going to be an even test I think.
âThere will only be a couple of chances for each team in the game, and England have to be better at taking them.â
Listen to live coverage of England vs Norway on talkSPORT at 8pm on Monday with commentary from Sam Matterface and former Lionesses striker Lianne Sanderson
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