Forward on her route to the top from a ‘rough area of Scotland’, last season’s struggles and taking revenge on a junior coach
Erin Cuthbert’s dad, Steve, won’t let her win. Not kicking balls against a wall as a kid, nor playing
golf now. “He always wants absolutely to beat me,” the
Chelsea forward says with a laugh. “He said: ‘There’s going to be a day where you beat me and it’s going to be on merit.’ It’s the same with golf now. I’m working on my golf game. I’m going to try and beat him. Maybe next year.”
The 23-year-old pauses when asked whether that, and battling in boys’ teams, is where the terrier-like work rate and drive that have helped make her a fan favourite come from, or whether it has always been part of her.