Experience taught me how hard it can be to recover from such a defeat and we all have a part to play in the healing process
England has had five weeks of being brought together by a group of young men who carry themselves with humility and tried to make the country’s dream come true. It could, however, take those players months to get over losing in the final to Italy.
After the 2009 Women’s Euros final defeat by Germany it took me six months before I felt recuperated. I did not recover until after Christmas when I’d had a break and thought I could finally mentally and physically go again. I returned devastated because we as a team had worked so hard for years in the buildup, and then that intensified during the tournament.
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