Game Ready: Jess Park

Manchester City and England forward Jess Park talks matchday routines in the magazine’s regular Game Ready feature, ahead of what could be a decisive role for the 22-year-old in City’s WSL title run-in. She details her pre-match food – eggs and beans on a bagel, followed by jam and butter on a bagel, with caffeine gum at half-time – her habit of visualising goals before kick-off, her one superstition of putting her right boot on before her left, and the changing-room energy provided by teammates Khiara Keating, Ruby Mace and Sandy MacIver. Park also discusses wearing GPS trackers in training and matches, how she has learned to move on from below-par performances by reviewing footage rather than dwelling on it, and her preference for winding down with family, her dog and a film after night games.