After a defeat to France in the opening group stage game, the Chelsea defender was keen to emphasise the need for calm. She was proven to be correct when the Lionesses put a combined total of ten goals past the Netherlands and Wales in the next two matches.

Seven members of the squad – Michelle Agyemang, Aggie Beever-Jones, Grace Clinton, Khiara Keating, Maya Le Tissier, Anna Moorhouse and Jess Park – are competing at their first major tournament, whereas for Bronze it is her seventh major senior competition.

Whatever emotions the young players are going through, Bronze has experienced it all.

‘I get it a lot,’ explains Bronze on the That Lionesses Podcast. ‘Some of the younger players come and ask me questions about their thoughts and feelings after the games, or the next day.

‘I tell them to enjoy themselves. We’ve all been in that position, it’s a big moment being at the Euros, whether you play or you don’t play, it’s huge - everyone’s part of the team.

‘I’ve been in that situation before, and Alex Greenwood had as well. It was like ‘there’s no need to panic and everything’s fine, you have to play the game that’s in front of you’ kind of thing.

‘We’ve got so many players who are at their first tournament, and we keep telling them to enjoy everything. So many of them have embraced it, and that has a knock-on effect. Maya (Le Tissier) is one of them - you go near Maya for five minutes and automatically you’re happy again, and there are loads of them like that.’

The spirit in the camp as a whole was evident against Wales, when the goalscorers were just as keen to run over to celebrate with the players on the bench as they were with the rest of the side on the pitch.

Bronze realises that her tournament experience, including having won the Euros in 2022, gives her a huge advantage in regulating her emotions throughout the competition.

She’s now helping the younger members of the side to navigate their own way through the inevitable ups and downs that a major tournament brings. Even in the difficult moments, there’s often a silver lining.

‘The game against Wales shows that,’ Bronze explained. ‘The way the bench celebrates is the way the team celebrates - it gives everyone so much more energy.

‘It’s funny because although we lost against France, I think it brought us closer together, then you see that now going forward it gives us a bigger boost than what people realise.

‘Being at so many different tournaments has helped me, but it’s also taught me to enjoy it more. Obviously, take it seriously when you’re supposed to, but I think it’s fine to enjoy yourself and have a laugh. I’ve been so lucky to come to so many tournaments, and not everybody gets that opportunity, so you’ve got to enjoy it for what it is.’

Of the 11 goals the Lionesses netted in the group stage, there were eight different goalscorers: Keira Walsh, Lauren James, Ella Toone, Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo, Beth Mead and Aggie Beever Jones.

Bronze recognised the importance of sharing the goals around, especially as England now head into a difficult quarter-final clash against Sweden on Thursday, a match in which the Blues defender feels her side have a makeshift home advantage.

‘It gives everyone confidence, especially when it’s all the attacking players who have scored. They’re the ones that we want to score, to feel good, then at any moment we know there’s going to be a goal from somewhere, and we don’t have to worry.

‘We’re so excited to get back after the game, back to the hotel, where we know everything. Zurich’s like our little home town now. We’re playing at that stadium again for the quarter-final, which is obviously where we played two of our group games. We’ve kind of made it our little Wembley!’