Manchester United need to regroup after a heavy home loss to Chelsea while Crystal Palace frustrated the GunnersThe frustration among Manchester United fans at full-time was evident at Leigh Sports Village after they had watched their team being thrashed 5-0 by a rampant Chelsea. There are certainly things to be worried about, but perhaps judging United’s new manager, Eva Olid, on the basis of how they performed against Sonia Bompastor’s established side is a little premature. The likelihood of United taking three points was always slim, despite the false hope after Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa last weekend. Chelsea have not been an easy opponent for the Red Devils, who have lost three WSL games by more than three goals, all against Chelsea. Having had three weeks with her side, Olid had a harsh WSL baptism with losses to London City Lionesses and Chelsea. United face Arsenal next. “These are difficult games to build the confidence in attack, but I’m here to build an identity and I have to be faithful to that,” said the Spaniard. Suzanne WrackMatch report: Manchester United 0-5 ChelseaWSL roundup: Arsenal rue misses in Palace drawMatch report: West Ham 2-1 London City Lionesses Continue reading...
A swaggering Chelsea cast off any suggestion that they had lost the ability to kill off games, putting five goals past a worryingly lacklustre and lackadaisical Manchester United.Sonia Bompastor, the Chelsea manager, said: “When you have the opportunity to really hurt a team, the best way to respect them is to score as many goals as you can, to create as many opportunities as you can. Continue reading...
⚽️ WSL updates from 12pm BST at Leigh Sports Village⚽️ Live scoreboard | Send your thoughts to Emillia via emailThe teams are out. Kick-off is just a few moments away!Ahead of today’s match, Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor said: “We need to keep the confidence and keep working hard. I spoke after the Villa game about the mentality, the mindset. It’s a huge part of being ruthless in the box. That game could have been easily 3-0 half-time, and we need to have that mentality when we have the opportunities to kill the game after 45 minutes to do that. Continue reading...
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