- Forward is in fine form going into Belgium double-header
- ‘To be a No 9 you have to have that confidence about you’
Leah Williamson has praised the form of Alessia Russo before England’s No 9 spearheads the Lionesses’ attack in their Women’s Nations League double-header against Belgium, starting in Bristol on Friday.
Arsenal’s Russo has scored 14 goals in her past 21 games for club and country, including two in last week’s Champions League second-leg comeback win over Real Madrid. Her clubmate, the England captain Williamson, praised Russo’s character, saying at St George’s Park on Thursday: “Everyone will always say how nice a person Alessia is and everyone wants to see her do well for that reason. But to be a No 9 you do have to have that sort of – not arrogance – but confidence about you.
Written by Tom Garry
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/03/england-women-alessia-russo-leah-williamson-nations-league-belgium under the title “Williamson hopes Russo can carry Arsenal swagger into Lionesses games”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
