Hemp hails 'selfless' Russo despite goal drought

England's Lauren Hemp credited Alessia Russo's creativity despite the striker's lack of goals at Euro 2025.

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00:00Yeah, I mean, obviously she's already bagged about three assists,

00:04so she's a massive, important player for us.

00:07She's incredible, and she's so selfless.

00:13She'll set players up, and I feel like it's not just scoring

00:16that makes her an unbelievable player.

00:18It's the things she does off the ball.

00:20It's the work that she does on the ball as well.

00:23Creates loads of chances for everyone else,

00:25and she's a great person, and we all want to see her do so well.

00:29And I feel like it doesn't matter that she's not scored yet.

00:32She's contributed so much to this team winning.

00:35And yeah, I mean, it's only a matter of time before she scores anyway,

00:39so I doubt I'll have this conversation for very long.

00:41But no, she's a fantastic player.