Chelsea FCW, growth, dominance, and taking the scenic route
Chelsea’s best season to date has also been one of the most grueling
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Already, this has been Chelsea FCW’s best ever season. The Blues have been showered in confetti twice already, after winning the league and the league cup. So it’s also a fair bit of genuine irony – not the Alanis Morisette kind – that Chelsea have achieved it all the hard way.
Heading into the 2020-21 season Chelsea faced a lot of questions? What kind of form would Fran Kirby be in? How would the previous season’s top scorer, Bethany England (14 goals, 15 assists in 15 games) fit with Sam Kerr and now Pernille Harder? What about last season’s top assister, Guro Reiten (7 assists, 5 goals)? How do you fit all of the attackers on the pitch? What formation will Emma Hayes deploy? How will other summer signing Melanie Leupolz integrate in midfield? And, assuming all that could get sorted: how good can we really be?
Posted on January 25, 2021 in Articles
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Manchester City find devastating form
Manchester City marked seven years as a professional club with a comprehensive 7-1 victory over Brighton. Whilst it was fitting that captain Steph Houghton celebrated her record 150th WSL appearance with two goals, Caroline Weir was the real star of this performance.
Weir could have had a hat-trick within the first 20 minutes with Brighton unable to cope with her late runs into the box. Georgia Stanway’s more central position drew defenders out leaving space for Weir to dominate.