I'm about four months away from completing my injury rehab, and I'm back training on the pitch every other day. Mentally it's a boost when you can finally feel the grass and kick a ball around again.
GOOD LUCK to the @lionesses ... I love you all, go and bring it home ❤️ pic.twitter.com/J1V2xQJHbq
— Jordan Nobbs (@JordanNobbs8) June 4, 2019
Sometimes, though, you have to accept that injuries are part and parcel of football and it's about focussing on the positives. Th
Now, I can't wait to see how we begin the tournament and hopefully we can change the women's game for good.
So proud of this group @Lionesses ... go out there & enjoy every moment ❤️女 #BeReady #ItsComingHome pic.twitter.com/P9sYZL5PQ1
— Jordan Nobbs (@JordanNobbs8) 8 May 2019
The girls will know that it's a journey to embrace and believing in each other as a group will be key to success. If we apply ourselves properly, we can go on and win it - I believe in the squad and hope that we can go that far and deliver on our potential.
We as a generation want to be talked about during the next ten or 20 years by girls who watched and were inspired by seeing us achieve our dreams - before going on to do the same themselves.
We'll have stiff competition to contend with this summer mind you. United States, France and Germany are obvious names, but Netherlands won the Euros and Japan have great technical ability.
France are the host nation and they'll expect to perform well at home, but the girls will forget about that and just want to get into the latter stages of the tournament - then it's really a question of going back to what we spoke out about before - believing in your own journey and process.
This tournament, though, is about so much more. The opportunity to change the women's game is what we've always wanted to be a part of. As a nation, we've always wanted to interact with fans and work hard in promoting the game in this country.
We're now in a place where we can perform on the world stage and it's exciting to think about what's ahead. World Cups are full of surprises, but there's no doubt in mind that once the girls are back home after it's all said and done, they will have helped further change the game in this country.
The summer as a whole will provide a huge platform to continue growing women's football on a global scale. Many people can play a part, not just us on the field with the players, but everybody off the field too.
Getting set for the adventure of a lifetime 朗#Lionesses pic.twitter.com/yboNxfCorh
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) June 4, 2019
If we, as a team, can come back from a World Cup and inspire more fans to attend games, attract more sponsors and help increase the amount of live TV coverage, we can aid the development of grassroots and allow young people to see that they can forge an incredible career in the game - all through hard work and dedication.
We as a generation want to be talked about during the next ten or 20 years by girls who watched and were inspired by seeing us achieve our dreams - before going on to do the same themselves.
Source: 90min