OneFootball
Alex MottĀ·23 June 2019
OneFootball
Alex MottĀ·23 June 2019
England Womenās manager Phil Neville has launched into an incredible attack against Cameroon after their 3-0 win in Sundayās World Cup last 16 clash.
The Lionesses romped to an easy victory to qualify for next weekās quarter-final but the match was marred by VAR decisions and some terrible challenges from the African side.
Cameroon were lucky not to have three sent off while it looked in the first half as if Lucy Bronze was spat on.
And after the game Neville savaged the opposition and their behaviour during the game.
āI want to speak first. One: Steph Houghton was player of the match and canāt be here as sheās on the treatment table, from the tackle that everyone saw. She needs to recover, sheās in a lot of pain. Itās not Fifaās fault, this time,ā he told reporters.
āSecondly, I came to this World Cup to be successful and to play a part in making womenās football globally more visible. We wanted to put on a show. I sat through 90 minutes of football there and felt ashamed.
āI was proud of performances, under circumstances Iāve never seen before. And I am completely and utterly ashamed of the opposition. I didnāt enjoy the game. My players didnāt enjoy the game, apart from getting to the quarter-finals.
āAll the young boys and girls watchingā¦and weāve had five, six and seven million people watching back at home against Cameroon with that kind of behaviour. Thatās pretty sad.
āIāve got to tell the truth to everyone. Iām so proud of their behaviour. It takes you back to times when you went home crying with your ball.ā
āWhen I started in football, a team mirrored a manager ā and their team mirrored their manager. If my team played like that they would never play for England again. I thought they were disgraceful today.ā
England will now face Norway on June 27.