Solely two groups have managed to cease the seemingly indomitable Chelsea within the Ladies’s Tremendous League this season.
Earlier than Brighton’s admirable efforts on Sunday to carry Chelsea to a 2-2 draw, Leicester Metropolis have been the one aspect to steal some extent from the Champions.
Chelsea stay unbeaten and Leicester might be hoping for a similar if no more once they journey to Meadow Park, stay on Sky, on Wednesday.
“If you play a crew like Chelsea, the one factor you are able to do is get the consequence,” Leicester boss Amandine Miquel informed Sky Sports activities.
“The stress is extra on them for them to overlook one thing. The frame of mind was actually essential for the gamers to defend collectively.”
“We targeted lots on the defensive elements. That positively helped us on that final sport of the primary part as a result of we have been actually robust defensively. We have been a crew that conceded only a few objectives and we have been defending nicely in a block.
“So this was one thing that we constructed on over the video games to reach in opposition to Chelsea, understanding that there was no stress on us. We had the luck to attain on certainly one of our uncommon assaults, which does make an enormous distinction in opposition to Chelsea.
“After which while you’re main in opposition to Chelsea, it offers the gamers vitality. It is so uncommon however I feel this provides a raise to any participant being main in opposition to Chelsea and makes you need to maintain it so long as you may and we almost did.”
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Miquel’s aspect took the lead for simply over 50 minutes in opposition to Chelsea. Missy Goodwin handed the Foxes a bonus earlier than Chelsea’s Wieke Kaptein responded late on to claw again some extent. Crucially although, Leicester scored with their solely shot on track.
“As we noticed in opposition to Brighton, they’re human beings and typically they have some down moments the place they seem to be a bit much less targeted or they’re working a bit extra or a bit much less or the depth is decrease,” Miquel stated.
“That is when a crew like mine or any crew beneath them within the desk must benefit from these uncommon moments. However they’re a robust crew and I would say the entire squad, as a result of those that are available additionally, and those that do not are available are superb. A few of us can be actually blissful to get these in our crew to play 10 minutes!”
Like Chelsea and former Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor, Miquel took over this summer season after managing in France with the Leicester boss spending seven years at Reims. Accustomed to Bompastor from their clashes in France, Miquel is not shocked by her influence.
“Bompastor has a hate for defeat,” Miquel informed Sky Sports activities.
“Even attracts, and for her, it is uncommon. Even shedding some extent for them, I feel it takes them three days to return again from that. So that they’re very upset concerning the first sport.
“I anticipated her to do what she’s finished as a result of she was teaching Lyon, so we performed her in comparable conditions with an incredible crew, with nice people. And when you have got these kind of gamers and also you handle to have a transparent sport plan and the connections are working, then it is a lot simpler.”
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