She was named the tournament’s best player five years ago.
And now Dutch star Lake Martens wants to win again.
– We will fight to defend the gold, she says.
When she signed for Gothenburg, aged 21, she had already had 30 caps.
It’s been a few more years in Sweden and FC Rosengård before Lake Martins Five years ago he moved to Barcelona. But now she is leaving Spain for France and Paris Saint-Germain.
But before that adventure, another adventure awaits us in England where the European Championship will be decided. Expectations and pressure are great on her and on the Netherlands.
She became one of the top scorers in the European Championship final five years ago when they beat Denmark 4-2.
– Everyone surprised us as we went without expectations. She said in an interview with Marca that winning the final and scoring a goal is an unforgettable memory.
– I want us to do well in the European Championship and we will fight to defend the gold.
group against sweden
The Netherlands is in the same group as Sweden, Switzerland and Portugal.
It’s a tough group, but we have a good team. The first step is to move from the group and then we take it game by game.
At the tournament, she will meet many of her former teammates, including Fridolina Rulfo and Anna Maria Kronogorsevich.
I get on well with both of them and it would be great to meet them. We’ve met before at the national level. But beating them will be a challenge.
‘It would be indescribable’
Sweden is considered by many to be one of the favorites to win the gold medal. But Martens instead highlights many other countries.
There are many good teams, but if I had to highlight some of them, I would say Spain, France and England. It will be a very interesting tournament.
The tournament, which takes place in England, is expected to be an audience party.
– I hope it will be like the men’s championship, that many fans will travel from their countries and support their teams. In Barcelona we have already shown that it is possible to have 91,000 spectators, so why not in the European Championships? She says, I think it would be indescribable.