Arsenal Women are looking for a new head coach. Jonas Eidevall announced his resignation as head coach of the Gunner women’s team on Tuesday, 15th October.
The Swedish tactician’s Arsenal team struggled in their first games of the season; they had only won once in five games, which had the club pressured to sack him for a change in fortunes. However, before he was sacked, he chose to leave Arsenal on his own terms.
The Arsenal Women’s decision-makers are now looking for a new manager. It is still unclear who they will choose to replace Eidevall. We’ve already heard that Casey Stoney isn’t in the running. Aside from Stoney, another potential contender, Renee Slegers (who is currently the Interim Arsenal Head Coach and was Eidevall’s assistant), would not be drawn on whether she is in the running to succeed Eidevall.
Slegers, who is as qualified as any other candidate for the Arsenal Women’s top post, says her sole attention is on the task at hand: managing the team as it looks for a new coach. According to Arseblog’s Tim Stillman, she hasn’t hinted she is seeking the position, and she has no idea how long she will be interim.
The Dutch coach admitted, “I just know I am appointed as interim coach, and that is where my focus is now, the future; I have no idea.”
Slegers wouldn’t be drawn on whether she will apply for the manager’s role on a full-time basis. ‘I just know I am appointed as interim coach and that is where my focus is now, the future, I have no idea.’ Says no timescale given on when new manager will be appointed yet.
— Tim Stillman (@Stillmanator) October 18, 2024
On Wednesday, against Valerenga, the Arsenal Women’s team regained their momentum. I believe few people would oppose her appointment as Arsenal’s new head coach. She must have been doing an excellent job at Swedish women’s club Rosengard until Arsenal decided to bring her aboard last year.
Anyway, let’s wait and see who takes over at Arsenal Women, and hope Slegers will be a good assistant to him or her in the future.
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MICHELLE I LIKE THE WAY RENEE CONCENTRATES ON THE JOB IN HAND, RESULTS MAY WELL DICTATE HER FUTURE ROLE, LET S WAIT AND SEE, BUT ID THE TEAM RESPECTS HER, IF HER DECISIONS ALLOW THEM TO PLAY AT THEIR BEST, WHY NOT PUT HER TOP OF THE LIST…. SJE WON T BE THE FIRST GREAT DUTCH MANAGER IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL … FURTHER MORE A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IN THE GAME WOULD BE WONDERFUL … I DON T MUCH LIKE THE PHRASE ‘JONAS LOST THE DRESSING ROOM” FOR MANY REASONS, EG IF A MAN WALKS INTO THE DRESSING ROOM AT AN INAPPROPRIATE MOMENT, I RECKON HE MAY EXPECT ADVERSE REACTION …ABOUT STRATEGIC SKILLS, YES THAT S VALUABLE, BUT SO IS THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO MOTIVATE EACH PLAYER , WITH SOME IT MAY BE TO LET THEM DO THEIR OWN THING … LAUREN JAMES MAY BE AN EXAMPLE, BEST WAS AN EXAMPLE IN THE MEN S GAME … WITH OTHERS THEY NEED GUIDANCE AND NEW PLAYERS NEED EXPERIENCE …SO I LIKED HOW RENEE BROUGHT REID ON IN THE LAST GAME … RENEE PLS STAY SHARP, AWARE BUT HUMBLE. I HOPE IT WORKS OUT FOR YOU