Arsenal presenter Renee Slegers praised her team’s character after they came on Sunday after winning West Ham 4-3 in the women’s super league (WSL).
It was a night start for the hosts in Borehamwood, as they admitted twice in a ten -minute space. Amber Tysiak opened a visit to visitors before adding a second shortly after.
The weapon seemed to fight, but at the edge of the half, January signed Chloe Kelly pulled one back to halve the deficit. After a break, Shekier Martinez added third for West Ham to make ArsenalThe task is even harder.
At that moment, Arsenal began to move through the gears. Two goals in a two -minute space from Katie McCabe and Leah Williamson brought them back to levels, before Marion Caldentey calmly scored late from the penalty area to win.
“It was a rollercoaster, this game,” Slegers admitted Arsenal.com After the game. “I think we put ourselves in the situation, we paint the scenario we go 2-0 down.
“I’m not sure if it happened before I trained a team and I’m just proud of that, as they show the character and strength of returning from such a scenario. Today, it was a really difficult game.
“But I think we talked about it before, when you create momentum, a positive momentum, make sure you capitalize and I think we’re going back to our question, we did it in that block in the second half.”
After receiving three and then forced their way in front of Arsenal, they put their bodies on the line at the time of stops to prevent the West Ham to find the last equalizer. The slews welcomed the effort and emphasized how much they want and need the result.
“I’m not sure who that is, if Beth took off the ball from the line, I don’t know, a few players are on,” the manager added. “I have to see him back, but it just shows how much the team wanted today, and the desire and motivation that represents Arsenal on the team and get wins over the line, so I am very proud.
“It wasn’t always nice, the surface was hard to play, but we got a win.”
The result holds Arsenal third in the WSL rankings, two points behind Manchester United in the second and eight behind Chelsea leaders after their visit to Brighton & Hove Albion. Now attention is turned to the FA Cup, with a quarterfinal conflict against Liverpool, which will come next weekend.
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