Sarina Wiegman has told England s silky-skilled Lionesses to be on their guard for a physical battle from Germany in the Euro 2022 final.
The England boss has won all 11 of her European Championship matches as a manager, including her run to glory in charge of the Netherlands five years ago.
Arguably the ultimate test awaits on Sunday at Wembley, though, as England tackle eight-time champions Germany.
The fearsome Alexandra Popp leads the Germany attack, having grabbed two brilliant poacher s finishes against France in the semi-final to match Beth Mead s tournament-leading six-goal haul.
Both Popp goals came from crosses, and Wiegman suspects Germany will often look to take a direct route to the heart of England s defence, where Millie Bright and Leah Wi…