Keira Walsh has said the England team are desperate for Sarina Wiegman to sign a new contract and stay as Lionesses manager as they focus on improving their record in front of goal ahead of their World Cup playoff second leg with Greece on Tuesday.
England won the first leg against Greece 3-1 in Crete on Friday.
The Lionesses were made to work for the triumph against a team ranked 59th in the world and who have never qualified for a major tournament.
It was a case of job done as England took another step forward to qualifying for the 2027 World Cup.
It could be Wiegman's final tournament in charge of the Lionesses with her contract expiring after next year's competition in Brazil.
Wiegman has dismissed questions over her future, but Walsh is keen for the coach to extend her contract.
"Obviously I'd want her to stay," Walsh said of Wiegman. "I think we don't really talk about it too much. Sarina's the boss. I would never ask her those questions. I think everyone in England would love her to stay.
"I've played a lot of games for her and I really appreciate her as a manager, but yeah, obviously it's her decision and I think it's something we don't really think about.
"We've got a job to do and obviously we need to qualify for a World Cup. That's probably at the forefront of what everyone's thinking about. I've not given much thought to it, but I think, yeah, obviously I'd love her to stay."
When asked if she was hoping to bring clarity to her future one way or another, Wiegman answered: "I think at this moment, we're only focused on Greece, and I don't wanna talk about me because this camp is not about me, so I don't want to answer that question right now. In this moment, we're preparing for Greece and it's all about Greece tomorrow."
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Wiegman said everyone in the squad is available for the match in Leicester on Tuesday night and Walsh said the squad's aim is to be more clinical in the final third.
"I think as an experienced player, I think probably expected more from the game myself," Walsh said. "We probably should have put more chances away. We had a lot of attacks in the final third. It was just maybe the last bit that was missing.
"I think it was a bit frustrating, but I think it's responsibility from all of us that we need to do better and yeah, we need to probably put the game to bed a little bit earlier, to be honest."
On where she wants to see improvements, Wiegman said: "Keira actually said it already, the execution in the final third.
"We got in good positions, but then it's staying onside, having the final pass, the right pass at the right moment, have the run at the right time at the right moment and decide over what options you choose. And, and that's also the connections between the players in those situations and taking out the counter attack."