Wales will 'come back fighting' after Euro 2025 opening loss
Hayley Ladd said defeat against the Netherlands was a "harsh reminder" of playing at a major finals."It was a nervy opening game," the Everton player said."Obviously q difficult score line in the end but it's the start to our journey here and we know we've got lots to improve on and still really positive as well."At least we've got a foundation now to build and grow with these next two games."We obviously know the standards of this level of football now and that's probably a harsh reminder as well that we've really got to be at our very best to compete with these teams."I feel we're capable of that - we just need to go up a few levels."
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