Lionesses share their home comforts at Women's Euros - from teabags to Lego
From board games and Lego to teabags and dressing gowns, the Lionesses have packed a whole host of goodies to give them a taste of home between games at the Euros.
After Ella Toone opened up about her special pillow bearing a picture of her late dad, the England women have revealed their creature comforts to get them through the Swiss tournament. And for star striker Alessia Russo, there's nothing better than her own "soft" dressing gown from home. Speaking before she jetted out to Zurich earlier this week, Alessia, 26, said: "There's a few things I'm going to take; a candle - I'm really into my candles at the moment. Just to have it in the room with me to make it homely.
"I'll also take Yorkshire teabags.... and if I've got the room in my case I'd like to take my dressing gown." She added: "For me my ideal evening is having a full shower, a real deep cleanse, and then getting in a fresh pair of pyjamas, sat on the sofa with a cup of tea with a film or series on."
Also taking teabags is fellow striker Lauren Hemp who told the Mirror: "I love a cup of tea, I have about three or four a day." But the self-confessed Lego-lover admitted she'll have to rethink which Lego model to build in Switzerland after a near-catastrophe coming home from the Australian World Cup.
Lauren, 24, said: "I did about four or five [models] and on a 20-hour plane journey back. That wasn't fun trying to look after them and make sure they didn't get broken, so I'm going to reconsider which one I take with me this time, so its a bit smaller and I don't have to worry about all that."
At the World Cup two years ago, the squad confessed they were hooked on Love Island and were having to set it up on someone's laptop to catch up with it every night in Australia. But when they're not catching up with their favourite TV series, the competitive Lionesses can't resist playing a little game or two off the pitch.
Responding to how they defy boredom, manchester -united-fc> Manchester United hero Ella, 25, said: "We don't ever forget to take Partners, the board game.. I don't know what we'd do if we didn't have that. One game lasts 40 minutes so it kills a lot of time. Pal Alessia added: "And Monopoly deal.. It's so good."
The pair, who revealed they also like to play Scrabble, told how playful Alessia introduced the squad to the card game 'Werewolf'. Explaining 'it's a bit like traitors' the game divides the team into villagers and werewolves, who secretly 'kill' players in the night before the villagers get to vote off someone they suspect to be a werewolf. Ella said: "It's not good when you get voted out the first time every time, they all come for me!"
While others like Niamh Charles will be relaxing with her kindle, outdoors-lover Georgia Stanway admitted she can't wait to check out Switzerland's spectacular landscape. The 26-year-old who hails from the Lake District recently told how she grew up fishing and ghyll-scrambling with her dad and three brothers around Cumbria.
Speaking on her downtime plans at the tournament, Georgia said: "The lakes and mountains are insane. I hope one of the days if we are not too far away we can go and have a swim in one of the lakes." Teammate Lotte Wubben-Moy added: "It's a bit like Barrow in Furness... it's a home away from home!"
But as the beating sun in Zurich hit a scorching 33C, the players admitted they'll have 'limited time' outdoors and will have to find ways to entertain themselves inside the camp hotel. The 5* Dolder Grand Hotel where the team are based boasts a world class spa overlooking the Adlisberg forest, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, a golf course and a fitness centre.
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