They lost but gain a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
It’s the morning after the night before as Tim Stillman shares his thoughts about Arsenal’s away defeat in their final group match against Hoffenheim, the impact of Leah Williamson’s absence, and what’s in store for them on their European journey.
No question Williamson is hugely missed. But hamstring injuries take a really long time to recover. The team needs to step up in her absence, and it should be taken as an opportunity to collectively become better at build up. It seems to me the team needs to do a lot more of those small field possession drills to stay confident when pressed. I can imagine Hoffenheim do a lot of such drills the way they always tried to quickly make support triangles to move the ball between defenders. Anyway, happy that we made it past the group stage. The… Read more »
Precedent set. Three days after we thumped Hoffenheim 4 – 0 they proceeded to beat Wolfsburg in a league game
QED If we draw Wolfsburg, we give them a right old spanking!