08 June 2005
Exclusive: Amanda Barr interview

England striker Amanda Barr looks ahead to the match against Denmark and talks about her goal against Finland 


England National Coach Hope Powell has named an unchanged team for their second Group A game tonight at Ewood Park.

The Three Lions top the table after victory over Finland on Sunday, which means another win tonight against Denmark in Blackburn would see them qualify for the Semi-Finals.

Amanda Barr, who scored England's second against the Finns, admits that Denmark, who drew 1-1 with Sweden in their first game, will be no pushover.

"Everyone's ready for it," Barr told TheFA.com. "We know we need to step up from our performance on Sunday if we are to compete with Denmark, but we've done a lot of work on them and on how we can improve.

"If we do what we are good at and do what we've been told, then the result should come."

She added: "They're a very experienced, very strong side and they can play.

"They've shown that with a 1-1 draw with Sweden, but we're not going to let that affect us.

"We've beaten them in the past and we know we can beat them again. We'll just be focusing on our job and let them worry about us."

England's Starting Eleven
1 Jo Fletcher
2 Alex Scott
3 Rachel Unitt
4 Katie Chapman
5 Faye White
6 Mary Phillip
8 Fara Williams
9 Amanda Barr
11 Rachel Yankey
12 Kelly Smith
14 Karen Carney

Subs
7 Jody Handley
10 Emily Westwood
13 Rachel Brown
15 Casey Stoney
16 Vicky Exley
17 Anita Asante
18 Eniola Aluko
19 Lindsay Johnson
20 Leanne Hall
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