Gemma Grainger is the first manager at the Euros to guide her team into the quarter-finals, thanks to two own goals, but still.
The 42-year-old from Middlebrough took on the head coach of Norway’s women’s team 18 months ago, hoping to change the culture on and off the pitch.
On paper, Norway has a Euro-winning team with some big players, but it seems not to have worked.
She will be the only English head coach at the tournament.
She has experience, having previously been an assistant coach to the Lionesses under Mark Sampson and the head coach of Wales. There are no alliances there.
She told BBC Sport, "This is something I've worked for my whole career. So, I'm incredibly proud and privileged to work with this group of players.
"They've given me this opportunity because they see something in me. And for me, I want to repay that. So, when we go into this tournament, I want to be the coach who can bring this team success.
"I want Wales and England to do well," she says, before adding with a laugh - "except for when they're playing Norway".
You will notice at the Euros that she stays calm and doesn’t scream or shout. She just has a pure love for the game, and she has a close coaching relationship with Emma Hayes and Gareth Southgate.
She introduced a more ‘holistic’ culture in Norway, which allowed the players to be themselves and be people first.
She told BBC Sport, "As an international manager, it's about caring for people. It's about making sure that when they come here and leave, they can't wait to return. “
"When they're here, I ensure they can be themselves. And from my perspective, I value leadership within the team, so I allow them to own that.
"It's about the good moments, the uncomfortable moments and honesty, and that is the strongest part of our team."
Ada Hegerberg, Norway Captain, told BBC: "She's a very empathic woman.
"She sees the human in you, and I value that a lot. She's a brilliant woman. We've had a lot of fun discussions, and I enjoyed them.
"It's been really refreshing for us to get that mentality into the group. She's been a big plus for us."
She has been described by the president of the Norwegian FA Lise Klaveness as very nerdy and professional, warm, kind and value based and that she was open to Norwegian culture and new challenges.
They won the World Cup in 1995, were crowned European Champions in 1987 and 1993 and added an Olympic gold medal in 2000 however since then even with global stars have underperformed the last time they reach a major final was the Euro in 2013 and they lost to Germany in the last Euros they suffer a humiliating 8-0 defeat to England at the group stage and did not get out of the group.
Under Grainger they beat Northern Ireland 7-0 on aggregate to qualify for the Euros via the play-offs, while they have had mixed results in their recent Women's Nations League group, where they finished second behind France.
For Grainger, the only way is up.
"Coming from the outside is one of my biggest strengths because I don't feel the things that they [the players] feel. I see the potential in this team.
"Norwegian people are very passionate about football. Very passionate about the national team. So, for us, there is pressure. We want to make sure that we do the country proud but also that you see a team that you enjoy watching.
"The expectation is for us to get out the group. I'm not going to sit here and say we're going to win it, because we want to take a game at a time. It's a cliche, it's boring but it's how it's going to be.
"Women's football has never been more competitive, the margins are fine and they're getting finer.
"We're going to see a lot of teams putting themselves under pressure to win it because I think expectations are high in many countries. But for us, it's genuinely about making sure that we're the team that we want to be.
"We will channel everything into every game to get out of that group. And then of course, once you get out the group, you take it from there.”
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