December 2nd 2023.
Ian Wright had a passionate response to Mary Earps' costly error in England's win against the Netherlands at Wembley last night. Despite conceding two goals before the break, the Lionesses pulled off a dramatic 3-2 comeback in the second half.
Earps, who was wearing the captain's armband at the packed stadium for the first time, was grateful to her teammates for helping her out after her error. She conceded that her performance was not good enough, but Wright maintained that she should not be beating herself up.
He said: "I don't think she should be beating herself up like she is she looked really quite distressed there. The fact is on many occasions Mary Earps has saved this team. Unfortunately for her today she made a mistake that yes we needed two goals but we didn't lose the game. Unfortunately we didn't get the two goals but at the same time that's what it's about. It happens like that and her team has pulled her out of it. You've to take it on the chin and move on."
Sarina Wiegman also had a response to Earps' apology. She said: "I spoke to her very shortly and I don't want her to talk like that. We win as a team and lose as a team. That is part of the game. Of course she didn't let the team down, everyone does her best. You only let the team down when you don't put effort into the game and we never don't put effort in. Everyone stepped up. We needed to step up as a team. I think everyone did that."
It was a great display of solidarity from the Lionesses, and it goes to show how much of a team effort it takes to pull off a victory. Earps may have made an error, but it was her teammates that helped her out of it, and ultimately secured the win.
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