Women's Team Thread 2023/2024

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I like Shimizu, but I thought Casparij did a good job as right back last season. What actually worries me is that our genius coach gets confused whenever he has several excellent players, particularly the tactical ones that he doesn’t understand/appreciate, and resorts to benching them or playing them out of position to keep playing his favorites despite their limitations. Chelsea got an excellent coach, and they and Arsenal will most likely strengthen up. Perhaps I am too much pessimistic, and frankly I don’t see much change in next season’s outcome considering that it appears that this man will be the only one in charge after Nielsen and Shaun Goater left the women’s team. On that note, I just found out it was not only Nielsen and Goater who left, but also Alan Mahon, an assistant coach, and Chris Williams, the goal keepers’ coach who worked with Keating last year and helped her getting the golden glove award. Interestingly, they all left after the 3-years renewal of the genius’s contract was done. I am really confused where we are going with women’s football after sticking with this coach for 3 more years. Regardless, I must give him a deserved credit: he is not only capable of causing players exodus, but also causes his own supporting staff exodus. Way to go GT, keep the good work man. But, out of curiosity, let me know who is that big fat executive(s) who keeps endorsing and supporting you at the club despite your obvious inadequacies and incompetencies for the past 4 years, and 3 more to come.
 
born2bblu said:
I like Shimizu, but I thought Casparij did a good job as right back last season. What actually worries me is that our genius coach gets confused whenever he has several excellent players, particularly the tactical ones that he doesn’t understand/appreciate, and resorts to benching them or playing them out of position to keep playing his favorites despite their limitations. Chelsea got an excellent coach, and they and Arsenal will most likely strengthen up. Perhaps I am too much pessimistic, and frankly I don’t see much change in next season’s outcome considering that it appears that this man will be the only one in charge after Nielsen and Shaun Goater left the women’s team. On that note, I just found out it was not only Nielsen and Goater who left, but also Alan Mahon, an assistant coach, and Chris Williams, the goal keepers’ coach who worked with Keating last year and helped her getting the golden glove award. Interestingly, they all left after the 3-years renewal of the genius’s contract was done. I am really confused where we are going with women’s football after sticking with this coach for 3 more years. Regardless, I must give him a deserved credit: he is not only capable of causing players exodus, but also causes his own supporting staff exodus. Way to go GT, keep the good work man. But, out of curiosity, let me know who is that big fat executive(s) who keeps endorsing and supporting you at the club despite your obvious inadequacies and incompetencies for the past 4 years, and 3 more to come.
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Is he a better coach than he was a player? Hmmm..
 
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City's Poppy Pritchard grabs hat-trick for England U19s

City’s Poppy Pritchard ensured England Women U19s got off to the perfect start in the UEFA Women’s U19s Championships.
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I was just gonna post this! Lithuania were not very good so it's not much of a marker. Didn't see our goalie making a save! It Uefa's highlights on YouTube I think, so they've picked the best bits and Lithers didn't have any!
 
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www.mancity.com

City's Poppy Pritchard grabs hat-trick for England U19s

City’s Poppy Pritchard ensured England Women U19s got off to the perfect start in the UEFA Women’s U19s Championships.
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Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
I was just gonna post this! Lithuania were not very good so it's not much of a marker. Didn't see our goalie making a save! It Uefa's highlights on YouTube I think, so they've picked the best bits and Lithers didn't have any!
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Re-run of the match being shown on the red buton at 9pm tonight.
 
Blackley_Blue said:
Lucy Bronze to Chelsea has been confirmed...

Can't argue with what she's achieved in the game but she's nowhere near the player she once was.
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No I'm pretty pleased tbh that she'll be occupying the RB position for them. Don't know fans of any other clubs that are particularly envious of that signing. They have made a couple of others I'm nervous about though!
 
Mon Autre said:
No I'm pretty pleased tbh that she'll be occupying the RB position for them. Don't know fans of any other clubs that are particularly envious of that signing. They have made a couple of others I'm nervous about though!
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I don't think Bronze will be an automatic starter at Chelsea. We already have two players in that position, Perriset, who is a regular in the French NT and Lawrence, who is a star of the Canadian NT.

I don't think the current version of Bronze is better than either, especially Perriset, who I think is one of the best players at Chelsea. I wasn't particularly keen on this signing when I heard the rumours a few weeks ago. Now that she's here, it's pretty cool to see such big legend in women's football in a Chelsea shirt.
 
Vialli98 said:
I don't think Bronze will be an automatic starter at Chelsea. We already have two players in that position, Perriset, who is a regular in the French NT and Lawrence, who is a star of the Canadian NT.

I don't think the current version of Bronze is better than either, especially Perriset, who I think is one of the best players at Chelsea. I wasn't particularly keen on this signing when I heard the rumours a few weeks ago. Now that she's here, it's pretty cool to see such big legend in women's football in a Chelsea shirt.
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This is what I thought too re Perriset but it has been quite widely reported that Barca offered Bronze an extension and she rejected it on grounds of them not offering assurances around playing time. So you'd assume Chelsea have made those assurances. Maybe she just fancies linking back up with Bompastor but I can't see her settling for a bench role with the Euros coming up next year.
 
Mon Autre said:
This is what I thought too re Perriset but it has been quite widely reported that Barca offered Bronze an extension and she rejected it on grounds of them not offering assurances around playing time. So you'd assume Chelsea have made those assurances. Maybe she just fancies linking back up with Bompastor but I can't see her settling for a bench role with the Euros coming up next year.
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She'll have to rotate in and out of the team at the very least. I haven't been super impressed with Lawrence whenever I've seen her for Chelsea but she arrived with a very big reputation, but definitely Perriset is a top a player who, in my opinion, should be the starting RB. Bronze isn't anywhere near the level she was at in her prime, so I hope the plan isn't to force her into the team because of her name at the expense of a better player.

But I suppose it's a clean slate for everyone with Bompastor, so Bronze (and Lawrence) will be given the chance to earn the spot and Perriset will have to show again why she's been the starting RB since she moved to Chelsea.
 
Vialli98 said:
She'll have to rotate in and out of the team at the very least. I haven't been super impressed with Lawrence whenever I've seen her for Chelsea but she arrived with a very big reputation, but definitely Perriset is a top a player who, in my opinion, should be the starting RB. Bronze isn't anywhere near the level she was at in her prime, so I hope the plan isn't to force her into the team because of her name at the expense of a better player.

But I suppose it's a clean slate for everyone with Bompastor, so Bronze (and Lawrence) will be given the chance to earn the spot and Perriset will have to show again why she's been the starting RB since she moved to Chelsea.
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Yeah Lawrence seems to have struggled at Chelsea and I think the change of manager is a fresh opportunity for her. That said I didn't realise she was a fullback!
 
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