Jill’s girls have just Scott to blitz Russia

JILL SCOTT says England paid the price for their nerves during Friday’s loss to Spain in their Euro 2013 opener

Staying positive: Jill Scott

But she is confident they will get back on track against Russia tonight.

A stoppage-time own-goal by keeper Karen Bardsley saw England slip to a 3-2 defeat in Linkoping that leaves them facing an uphill task to reach the knockout stages.

“There’s a lot of belief in this squad. All the girls know what we need to do and we’re ready to put things right against Russia”

Jill Scott

Russia are also desperate for the points after their Group C campaign opened with a 3-1 loss to France on Friday.
But midfielder Scott, 26, said: “It was only the first game. There could have been a few nerves going into the first match. Our aim was to come and win the first three group games. There’s more importance on the Russia game now.
“But there’s a lot of belief in this squad. All the girls know what we need to do and we’re ready to put things right against Russia.”
The top two sides in each of the three groups will make the quarter-finals, along with the two best third-place teams.