{"id":294179,"date":"2023-09-27T15:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=294179"},"modified":"2023-09-27T15:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:20:16","slug":"millie-bright-concerned-standards-may-slip-due-to-a-hectic-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/millie-bright-concerned-standards-may-slip-due-to-a-hectic-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Millie Bright concerned &apos;standards may slip&apos; due to a hectic schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England defender Millie Bright concerned &#8216;standards may slip&#8217; due to a hectic schedule&#8230; after a 13-day break between the Women&#8217;s World Cup final and pre-season training<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>England&#8217;s Millie Bright believes governing\u00a0bodies need to assess schedules<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bright suggested collective action from players may be needed to force change<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea and England defender Millie Bright admits she is concerned that a hectic fixture schedule could impact the quality of women&#8217;s football this season.<\/p>\n<p>Bright captained the Lionesses to the World Cup final last month but only had 13 days off between the end of the tournament and the start of her pre-season preparations.<\/p>\n<p>She believes that the issue of scheduling needs to be looked at for the good of the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I hope in the future that better scheduling is done so that everyone can keep performing at a high level for club and country and ultimately, we can get the best rest possible to allow us to push to higher levels,\u2019 said the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019d really like people to speak to players so that we can actually say how hard it is for us. Ultimately, we want to give the fans [a show] and we want to play at the best level possible and for the longest amount of time. But I do worry that the standards may slip if we keep going the way we\u2019re going and there\u2019s bound to be more injuries along with that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/15\/75896265-12566971-image-a-17_1695825301553.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Millie Bright has concerns the fixture schedule could impact the quality of women&#8217;s football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/15\/75896435-12566971-image-a-18_1695825430033.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bright only had a 13-day break between the Women&#8217;s World Cup final and pre-season training<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/27\/15\/75896517-12566971-image-a-19_1695825564535.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea defender will be in action as the Women&#8217;s Super League season begins on Sunday<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Bright\u2019s England side fell to a 2-1 defeat in the Netherlands after Renate Jansen\u2019s late goal secured the hosts\u2019 first win in the women\u2019s Nations League.<\/p>\n<p>The Lionesses slipped to third in League A Group 1 and sit on three points having beaten Scotland last Friday in Sunderland.<\/p>\n<p>While attention now turns to the Women\u2019s Super League, which kicks off this weekend, for the Lionesses players, Bright believes the issue of player welfare isn&#8217;t going away and says it will require collective action from players in the women&#8217;s game to force change.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As players, it\u2019s really hard at the moment because nothing\u2019s changing and we just have to get on with it,\u2019 said the defender. \u2018We have to do the best we can, prepare in the best way, perform at the highest levels, get as much rest as possible where possible and just be smart in decision making.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I do hope it\u2019s a subject that is talked about and it\u2019s talked about with players so we can express our views. We understand not every club and federation is in the same position, so I think everyone just needs to be on the same page and all agree to the same structure so we can move forward in the best way possible, for the game.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12566971\/England-Millie-Bright-concerned-standards-slip-schedule.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England defender Millie Bright concerned &#8216;standards may slip&#8217; due to a hectic schedule&#8230; after a 13-day break between the Women&#8217;s <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Millie Bright concerned &amp;apos;standards may slip&amp;apos; 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