Parkinson’s debut added to the debate of who Wiegman’s preferred number 10 is.
She is one of many options available, including Chelsea forward Lauren James, who was given a creative, free role against Greece.
James showed flashes of quality and nonchalantly lobbed goalkeeper Fafailia Petaloti from 30 yards in the first half, but her effort was ruled out for offside.
Other options include Manchester City’s Grace Clinton and Manchester United’s Ella Toone, who were both recalled to the squad to cover injuries with Aston Villa’s Lucia Kendall among those to drop out.
Laura Blindkilde Brown started in that position with James in Crete, while Beth Mead and Jess Park have also played there before.
The position was a difficult one for Wiegman to nail down at Euro 2025 and more than a year later, the question of who is England’s best number 10 remains.
“I see there is a lot of competition in that position, where we have a lot of options with different players, who have different qualities,” said Wiegman.
“You can call it a question mark but I call it many options. Today we had two 10s and sometimes three. [James] was one of them.”
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