Arsenal Women’s win over Brighton will be a memorable one. It was a game where our Gunner women’s attack truly displayed their strengths. The 5-0 win, which featured five different goal scorers, demonstrated the prolific nature of our Gunner women’s team.
Arsenal Women’s main struggle, under Eidevall, had been their attacking play but, against Brighton, it looked like their attack finally clicked. Naturally, this was a significant achievement, prompting the media to question Beth Mead, one of the goal scorers on Friday, about the factors that contributed to their goal scoring success. She echoed what Renee Slegers admitted, stating that during training, they concentrated on their attacking errors and didn’t ignore the subtle details that could have made a significant difference.
“We’ve worked really hard alongside Renee in training and stuff. We’ve really tried to hone in on small things that we’re not quite getting right in front of goal at the moment. Sometimes small details can win you games, and ultimately that’s probably what we did on Friday night,” Mead said.
“We scored five goals and created a lot of chances again, so we’re heading in the right direction. It put us in good stead for tomorrow night, and we’re looking forward to the next challenge.”
That 5-0 WSL win over Brighton is something that our Gunner women have continued to build on. They have gone on to beat Juventus 4-0, in Italy, in the 1st leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, with all 4 goals from different goal-scorers.
Our Gunners then went on to beat arch-north London rivals Spurs 3-0 at the weekend, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with 3 goals from different goal-scorers.
Arsenal under Renée Slegers in 2024/25, have had the following results (across all competitions):
6 games
19 goals scored
2 goals conceded
5 wins, 1 draw
Arsenal Women seem to be going from strength to strength under interim head coach, Renee Slegers. Next up, our Gunners face Juventus in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Let’s hope Arsenal can continue their forward momentum and make it another win on Thursday evening!
What are your thoughts?
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I think the attack has improved, because the tempo is better, there getting more crosses in the box, and if you don’t win the first ball, if you win the second ball the opposition could be in trouble.
There also playing the over the top quicker, where Arsenal’s pace can be used better.
So if they can keep that sought of tempo up, we should see more positive results than negative ones.
Good work lady’s, keep it going.
Derek is right about tempo, one touch football makes things better, opponents will still try the low block against us, but we look less ponderous, from what i understand Renee has used the team s thoughts well, so eg they ‘stay in the moment’ and take responsibility, and i reckon they have a better attack plan now, importantly she seems to be using our super strong squad, they can t all start the game, but can offer fresh legs after 60 minutes …personally i prefer Meado on at the start as we saw against Brighton, and it s worth starting with Rosa too sometime …but Maanum and Foord are magical atm, and i would say (if Derek allows me, lol ) that Blackstenius and Russo are really warming up well to the season now
Evan Potts,
I agree with all that you say.
I to would like to see Kafaji get more game time, but I’m sure her time will come. And when it does, she must grab it.
yes by underutilsing Rosa s great skill and unexpected movements we miss out on another string to our attacking bow, plus she s going to get impatient and probably leave… Katie Reid s another player i d like to see play more, what do you think Derek ?
Even Potts,
I suppose that’s part of the challenge for the manager really. She’s got to try to keep everyone happy and feeling a part of the squad, which I imagine is quite tricky at times, as all the players will think they should be in the team.
Although that’s unrealistic, as if your at a big club like Arsenal, then realistically your going to have plenty of competition for places.
The bottom line is, if any of the players are not willing to bide their time and fight for a place, then they really shouldn’t be joining the bigger clubs in the first place. The game is more of a squad game now anyway.
Another player I have a bit of sympathy for is Kuhl, she’s a very good ball player. But as you will know, that midfield is literally a minefield of talent to get through.
But as I said earlier, if you join these big clubs, you’ve got to expect competition.
YES DEREK, RE HAVING A BIG SQUAD…OUR STRENGTH IS ALSO OUR MANAGER S CHALLENGE … BUT AFTER THE LAST 6 GAMES I HAVE CONFIDENCE SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE S DOING … MAY SHE GO ON AND LIFT SOME TROPHIES ! … SORRY, CAPITALS AGAIN, BUT I M NOT CROSS I M DELIGHTED !