In Sarina Wiegman's first news conference as England manager in August 2020, after she was introduced as a "one of the best coaches in the world" and a "winner" by FA CEO Mark Bullingham, she outlined her plans to nudge the team over the threshold of near misses to champions.
England have been to the final four in the past two tournaments -- getting knocked out by Wiegman's old side, Netherlands, in the 2017 European Championship, and then by the U.S. in the 2019 Women's World Cup. So they needed that extra bite when it came to big tournaments.