Alex Greenwood Exclusive: What It Took to Win the Euros - The Story Behind England’s Winning Culture (E364)

And I was walking up to the penalty and I thought, I I'm going my way, like I back myself to score the way I feel comfortable to score, whether she goes the right way or not. It's a time to play a game on a Sunday and I go home and go to the gym. People around me were like, this is out of control and we'll stop you from playing football if you carry on. The road from 22 to now hasn't been smooth or perfect or we haven't played particularly fantastic all the time, but we know mentally that we can go to a place to find a way to win. That is the voice of England Lioness's hero, Alex Greenwood, a lady who is now a double European champion and without question one of the most composed leaders in football today, of course.

She recently played the full match, including taking a penalty and a penalty shootout as England won Euro 2025. Look, Damien, I wasn't available for this record, this conversation, but I'm so pleased that we got the chance to invite Alex onto the show. How did you find it? Oh, it was an absolute delight, Jake. Alex was humble but incredibly insightful.

I mean, we start the episode at the pivotal moment when the pressure couldn't be higher. She describes what it was like to take a penalty in the Euro final. Now, especially after missing one earlier in the tournament, the courage to step up and take it again. Alex takes us directly inside her mind to explain exactly what was going on in her head. But listen, we also spoke about how body image struggles nearly derailed the confidence.

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