England’s Lucy Bronze is not shining as brightly as she once did – is that to be expected?

Follow our live coverage of England vs. Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final. Lucy Bronze, season-by-season 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Accurate Passes % 81 82 84 82 80 Accurate long passes % 41 45 55 37 52 Accurate crosses % 28 47 49 42 46 Successful Dribbles % 48 53 67 69 62 Defensive duels won % 72 75 66 63 75 In the lead-up to England’s Euro 2022 semi-final against Sweden on Tuesday evening, Bronze reflected on that World Cup defeat to the USA three years ago, and admitted that she had been in the form of her life at that tournament. Bronze’s pass accuracy against Spain was 74 per cent, her second lowest for England since the Arnold Clark Cup game, also against Spain, in February. If teams shut down Hemp and Mead, England will be forced to look to Bronze for even more offensive support, but at the moment Bronze simply isn’t making enough accurate long passes or crosses. Bronze's Euros in numbers Austria Norway N.Ireland Spain Accurate Passes % 73 91 78 74 Accurate long passes % 73 33 50 0 Total successful actions % 64 84 72 67 Accurate crosses % 40 67 40 25 Successful Dribbles % 50 0 100 33 Duels Won % 45 38 67 65 Defensive duels won % 42 50 83 80 Interceptions 5 4 2 9 Losses 18 10 11 12 Recoveries 16 12 9 18 On Tuesday, England will face a side that will push its full-backs high, creating overloads on the wings and piling on pressure on England’s left and right-hand sides.