"I had to do some work at Lauren's place," he said. Lauren James: England star did 'special things' in win over China.He plans to travel to Australia for the latter stages of the tournament after having to watch the group stages on television because of his coaching commitments and his important duties as a father. Lauren holds the Champions League trophy alongside older brother Reece after Chelsea beat Manchester City in the 2021 finalĪs James reflects on his daughter's journey to the highest level after his under-18s side played a pre-season friendly under the angry summer clouds, he conveys a sense of calm while the rest of the country begins to dream of World Cup glory. She moved to Chelsea in 2021 and made her England debut in 2022. Lauren was training with Arsenal women as a 13-year-old, before joining a newly formed Manchester United side in the Women's Championship. "There where times I coached them, but if I didn't, things were set up so that they went out and repeated what we'd done in a session, working on things." They had poles, goals, and football after football because I was a coach. There are not many families that had the contact time they had they had a field and all the equipment they needed. "If they weren't playing with friends after school, they were playing with each other. Speaking to the BBC in 2021, he said the siblings played football every day growing up. James manages his own coaching business and aims to help young people achieve their ambitions. When she was a child, Lauren played alongside brother Reece and the likes of Chelsea and England men's midfielder Conor Gallagher in a team James Sr coached. "She always wanted to compete against boys and has trained against top academy players who are playing in the Premier League today." She has trained all her life, she's dedicated and she's been obsessed with being a footballer. "It's brilliant, it's quality but that's Lauren. "Everyone who has seen Lauren play from six or seven-years-old knows how good she is," James told BBC Sport. Go here for all the latest from the Women's World Cup. The 21-year-old produced the standout performance of the tournament as she scored twice and assisted three goals in England's crushing 6-1 win over China on Monday.īut dad Nigel, who is the first father since records began to have children play for both the men's and women's England teams, says he is "not surprised at all" by his daughter's success. Daughter Lauren James, younger sister of 23-year-old Chelsea and England men's star Reece, is leading the Lionesses' charge at the Women's World Cup in Australia.
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