Trading tips with De Gea further developed exhibitions - Earps
Britain's Mary Earps said trading tips with individual Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea helped lift her exhibitions to another level at the European Championship as the Lionesses arrived at their most memorable significant last in more than 10 years.
Earps contributed various early saves to keep Sweden under control in the elimination round before Sarina Wiegman's side in the end traveled to a 4-0 triumph in Sheffield and set up a confrontation with old opponents Germany at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
The 29-year-old was called right into it inside the initial 30 seconds and denied Sofia Jakobsson with an outstretched left leg at short proximity, in a save that bore every one of the signs of Spanish global De Gea.
"I'll take that examination, no issue by any stretch of the imagination," Earps told British media on Wednesday, adding that she got a celebratory message from De Gea after the last whistle at Bramall Lane.
"Me and David talk a smidgen. We message this way and that about results and clean sheets and stuff. At Manchester United he's truly steady of the ladies' down. Having his backing is generally great.
"It's truly significant as a 'manager that you foster your own style however, on the grounds that not all things work. You could see something on TV however it may not work for you. Everybody's fabricated in an unexpected way, we as a whole have various qualities."
Earps, who has surrendered just a single objective in England's five games up until this point, said she is savoring the opportunity to hit one out of the ballpark on the huge stage in the wake of passing up determination for last year's Tokyo Olympics under break manager Hege Riise.
Having fallen behind young person Ellie Roebuck in the dominance hierarchy under past chief Phil Neville, Earps returned the overlay after a calf injury to the Manchester City goalkeeper and procured her most memorable cap for almost two years under Wiegman last September.
"I'm totally adoring playing at this level," Earps said. "It's a particularly phenomenal inclination. I'm simply so pleased I can be a piece of this England group.
"My colleagues have expressed a few truly decent things - a few astonishing things - about me and that simply means everything. I need to be all that I can be for them."
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