Lionesses: ‘Angry’ Beth Mead determined to make up for lost time after injury and Olympic blows

The past 12 months have not been easy for Mead, both on and off the pitch. She ruptured an ACL in November last year, which ruled her out of the summer’s World Cup, and her mother, June, died of cancer in January. She insists the hard road back has made her mentally stronger, and there are signs, too, that she is rediscovering her best form.