Captain Leah Williamson says England want to make the Arnold Clark Cup “our personal” and use it as a “taster” for the summer time’s house European Championship.
England are internet hosting the inaugural tournament – additionally involving Canada, Spain and Germany – which kicks off on Thursday in Middlesbrough.
It comes 5 months earlier than this summer time’s Euros, additionally being held in England from 6 July.
“We’re going into the tournament to win it,” stated Williamson.
“You do not enter one not to. It’s the primary one so we’ll see what occurs however we undoubtedly want to make it ours, for positive.
“It’s excellent preparation for the summer time. It’s a bit of taster for everybody.”
England have beforehand taken half within the SheBelieves Cup within the United States, and Williamson desires to replicate the success its hosts have had in that tournament.
“The US did it so properly [at the SheBelieves Cup] by getting everybody on board,” she stated. “We want to pull everybody on the journey with us in order that they’re as excited as us for the summer time.
“We have a possibility to study extra about ourselves this week, which is a present actually.”
‘The dynamic of the group has modified’
Since supervisor Sarina Wiegman took over in September, England have remained high of their World Cup qualifying group with six wins in six video games, having scored 53 objectives with out reply.
However, England will play opposition on the planet’s high 10 for the primary time below Wiegman this week.
And the supervisor hopes to see the facet examined extra out of possession so they’re higher ready for the Euros in the summertime.
“Of course I used to be conscious of what England was earlier than I got here in however since I’ve are available in we’ve performed video games the place we have been in possession on a regular basis,” she stated.
“I feel we did rather well in these video games, though the strain wasn’t as excessive as we count on in these upcoming video games.
“We have our plan and we’re attempting to develop our fashion of play. After this tournament perhaps I can inform you a bit of extra about that.”
| Germany v Spain – 17 February (14:30) Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough | England v Canada– 17 February (19:30) Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
| England v Spain– 20 February (15:15) Carrow Road, Norwich | Canada v Germany – 20 February (20:15) Carrow Road, Norwich |
| Spain v Canada – 23 February (14:30) Molineux, Wolverhampton | England v Germany– 23 February (19:30) Molineux, Wolverhampton |
But England’s latest success has seen a change within the “dynamic” of the squad, stated Williamson, who hopes they’ll carry out higher in opposition to high opposition than they’ve beforehand.
“The dynamic of the group has modified a bit of bit. We’ve realised as a group that we have finally underachieved in the previous few tournaments and I feel all people desires to flip that round,” she stated.
“There’s extra of a collective push to attain the subsequent commonplace. That is bringing out the most effective in all people. I feel it is a few of the best coaching I’ve been concerned in for a very long time right here.”
England face Olympic champions Canada of their first sport on the Riverside Stadium on Thursday (19:30 GMT kick-off), earlier than taking up Spain and Germany.
