Anybody would forgive Lucy Bronze a touch of jetlag-induced fuzziness but, straight after alighting from England’s flight home at Heathrow, the Manchester City right-back cut a convincing enough figure of somebody who would happily pore over the previous month’s achievements for hours. Confidence has not been in short supply in Mark Sampson-era England and it would not be outlandish to say that the squad’s bright, progressive demeanour has a new standard bearer in Bronze. The 23-year-old sat out of the group stage games against France and Mexico but was outstanding in the knockout phase, scoring twice – including a thunderous winner against Norway – and playing her way onto the shortlist for the tournament’s Golden Ball award with the assertiveness of a tournament veteran. Bronze is a household name now and, reflecting on a third-placed finish that made England the best performing team from their continent, gives a strong impression that she would readily fast-forward to Euro 2017 straightaway. “That is something we will be looking for now [to be the best in Europe again]”, she says. “That’s the next tournament and if we can do the same thing at the Euros then this time we will come home with…