On Saturday afternoon, Arsenal women will return to the pitch to face their London rivals, Chelsea, at the Emirates Stadium.
If Arsenal continue to perform as they did in their recent matches against Leicester, Everton, and Bayern Munich, they will face significant challenges against Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea.
The Ex-Lyon boss Bompastor has effectively taken over for Emma Hayes at Chelsea. Her team has been performing exceptionally well, securing victories against Aston Villa (1-0), Crystal Palace (7-0), and Real Madrid (3-2). With momentum on their side, the Blues are a tricky opponent.
How will Jonas Eidevall and his team strategically counter them?
While Eidevall acknowledged that there wasn’t much to learn from Bompastor’s Chelsea, he stated that his team will approach the game as a must-win, stating, “Every game ahead of us is a must-win game.
“That needs to be the mentality that we have. Nothing else should please us. We should always go out to try to win football matches.”
Arsenal needs to avoid losing to Chelsea; their current run of 1 win and 2 draws in their first 3 league games puts them in a challenging position in the WSL title race.
Given the fine margins needed to win the WSL, it is reasonable to conclude that the four points already dropped by Arsenal women could prove detrimental. They will need to make up for these losses by securing points against their primary title competitors, such as Chelsea.
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I think a change in strategy is necessary, With the talent in this team , I’m left to now having serious questions on Eidaval . We ain’t improving from how we finished our last season.
There’s lot of pigeons on the pitch
Not looking good is it?
A decent crowd and two nil down at home. Kenay001 is right about the talent, so it suggests all is not well behind the scenes.
With women’s football really taking off, the club may need to reassess the situation.
I am at this point, convinced that a new coach for our women would be the best thing to do.
Every game is a must win game says Eidevall.
Went well against Chelsea didn’t it.
Get rid of this clown now, before its to late for Arsenal to turn their fortunes around.
Some of the players are unrecognizable.
And what is Eidevall’s problem with Kafaji, she must wonder what sort of club she’s joined.
Foxy must know if she is a right back , left back,( she has an assist for Fordes goal ) or a wingback.
As a right back we never concede the second goal
We have so called experts saying she was poor, she had a quality game as an attacker
Ted,
Her job as a right back is to first be a defender, anything she can add to the attack when it is safe to do so is welcome.
But first and foremost her first and main job in the team is to defend.
That seems to be the problem these days, defenders just don’t seem to want to do their defensive duties, they just want to supplement the attack at every opportunity, while that is admirable, as seen with Chelsea’s second goal it comes at a cost.
Defender’s defend first, attack when sensible to do so.