England Women’s boss Phil Neville dismisses US speculation
Phil Neville says he’s”100 per cent happy” since England Women’s boss despite connections into this United States Women’s vacancy.
Ahead of Tuesday’s defeat to Norway in Bergen, it had been reported Neville was the number one target of world champions USA to substitute incoming manager Jill Ellis.
But when asked about the rumours following the game, Neville – who is defined to be in control of a Great Britain team in next summer’s Tokyo Olympics – stated:”I’ve been connected with a number of jobs since becoming England manager and that’s because my players’ve been so good.
“I’ve said before, I really like the job I’m doing, it is a huge challenge.
“The players ‘ are going in the perfect direction and I get endorsed unbelievably from the FA. I am 100 per cent happy.”
England’s defeat to Norway now means that the Lionesses have gone four games without a win since their 3-0 World Cup quarter-final victory on the competitions in June.
During Tuesday’s match, the Football Association also announced the next fixture will be a friendly against Brazil in Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium on October 5.
And Neville said:”We have another game after that we’ll announce shortly, and I have mentioned to them we must win both matches. We have to begin winning games and playing better.”