Welcome to a brand new episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, the number one podcast about Arsenal Women.
In this episode of the Arsenal Women Arsecast, Tim and Jamie discuss Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea, where it leaves their season, how Chelsea were better able to change the game from the bench. They also discuss Katie McCabe’s red card and the penalty decision. In the second half Tim and Jamie take listener questions on club ambition, whether it’s time for a Sporting Director at Arsenal Women and some key player performances.
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Really interesting pod again, Tim and Jamie. Can’t stand Chelsea’s over-aggressive kicking and fouling and the ref was absolutely awful. Jonathan Liew (among others) likes to wind players up about how much the club is spending. Chelsea’s style is all about dominating and being overbearing. They don’t care about sportsmanship, or class or anything. This is not sour grapes – that is the culture that Emma Hayes instilled – do anything to win, and win everything – every tackle, every decision, etc. So playing like thugs and spending big in the transfer market is part of that. As is just… Read more »
Agree with all your above points and comments. Am excited about Jenna – who will also be a compatriot for our ace back Emily. Chelsea’s aggression was indeed OTT on Sunday, which we stood up to as the game progressed. Why did the Ref not at least caution Bright for that early barge on Kim? And Cuthbert & Charles were both lucky not to have been sent off. Then lo and behold, a dubious penalty was awarded! I do fear Miedema in the 2 City games – I suspect she’ll score in both. But I also suspect we may win… Read more »
Yes, can’t wait for VP to get back although she won’t be her usual self for quite a while. I just hope that because she is relatively young, her recovery will all go smoothly.
Meant to add – Blackstenius instead of Russo, as was supposed to happen if Stina hadn’t been sick.
It’s been the Chelsea way for years. Spend an infinite amount on players just to stop other clubs from signing them and play an overly physical game to win at all costs. With the influx of Americans, and the professionalism of the WSL clubs, the gap is closing. We did enough to win that game on Sunday and if we had the penalty would have been a non-event and Katie would not have been sent off! We just need to find someone clinical in front of goal that will grab us 15 to 20 goals per season on a regular… Read more »
I think Arsenal should change their approach when they play Chelsea. If they can be aggressive, why can’t we? When they realize that their opponents are also adopting the same approach, things can change. But in terms of tactics and strategy, RS was very smart with what he did. If Foord hadn’t gotten injured, the result could have been different
We stood up to the onslaught and played *our* game. I think the referee was far too lenient with them but apart from McCabe’s meltdown, we didn’t let it affect us too much. We had more completed passes. We cut through them several times. We don’t have to do what they do to be better.
I was thinking, Chelsea’s style of play has no style, there is no way for a player to improve on a technical level, you can count on one hand the number of players who stand out. Bompastor is only standing out because of the squad she has, she is very direct in her tactics, and uses a lot of physical strength, in duels for the ball they leave a lot to be desired, if Arsenal acts against them with the same strength in terms of physical strength, in time they will do very well.
Some very well considered analysis. However, I would have liked to know what they thought about Mariona’s performance. For me it was probably her least effective game. Chelsea’s “style” did make it difficult for her. Nevertheless, she is such an intelligent footballer that she will know what to do next time.