Lauren James: ‘No ceiling’ on ‘global star’ whose goals help England beat Netherlands

James was also described as “unstoppable” and a “massive talent” by England team-mate Toone after the impressive showing.

Defender Jess Carter added the 23-year-old was a “phenomenal player” who “thrives under pressure”, while Georgia Stanway called her “class”.

The England camp love James, who responded superbly to a below-par performance from her and the team against France on Saturday.

She had the fewest amount of touches in that game of all the starting players, before being substituted with England 2-0 down after 60 minutes.

Undeterred, manager Sarina Wiegman gave James even more attacking freedom against the Dutch, allowing her to roam in the inside-right channel and often making late darts forward to overload the box.

Those runs often led to confusion in the Dutch defence with who should have been marking James when she skipped between the lines? A midfielder dropping back or a defender pushing up and leaving space in behind?

“The variety of threat James provides for this England side is tremendous,” former England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley told BBC Radio 5 Live. “If I was facing her I would have broken my ankles from being turned inside and out.”

James took the joint-most shots in England’s win (five), all while having the game’s best passing accuracy (93.8%) and regularly carving out chances for team-mates.

“We want James in our starting 11. That is her position coming off that right-hand-side,” added ex-England captain Steph Houghton on BBC One.

“Having that defensive responsibility is not her game. We need her on the ball, we need her to make things happen.

“That was a very assured performance and a great tactical change by Sarina Wiegman.”