Women's Team - 2021/22

[Protein Junkie]

Unlucky Ladies. Come a long way since the start of the season. Proud of them today.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Girls looked shattered, gave their all, sadly, same can't be said for the manager

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I think CFC have had the edge over all the other top teams in the FAWSL this season, and to win the Continental Cup, get to the FArce Cup final and manage a CL berth next season considering the early injury list has been a very good season. Given an injury free squad, other than the odd niggle, we should be challenging in every competition next season.

 

[levets]

I think CFC have had the edge over all the other top teams in the FAWSL this season, and to win the Continental Cup, get to the FArce Cup final and manage a CL berth next season considering the early injury list has been a very good season. Given an injury free squad, other than the odd niggle, we should be challenging in every competition next season.

City will be far better next season I’m sure

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

City will be far better next season I’m sure

We might not have seen the last of Steph but I think we have seen the best of her, so we will need some reinforcement in the back line, and a little more dynamism in the midfield. We have a good attack, but, like the men, we waste three quarters of the chances we create.

 

[JRockBlues]

We had 23 shots to their 9 but both teams had 4 shots on target. Pretty much says it all about why we didn't win today.

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

Can’t see Emma Hayes leaving Chelsea. Has made Gareth Taylor look a very poor coach ……..again.

Watching Gareth today in the technical area he was the antithesis of Pep, just standing there with his hands in his pockets…

 

[CambridgeExileBlue]

Only have themselves to blame.
Shocking in the final third and finishing, 23 shots and only 4 hit the target.
Wont win the league until they get in more clinical finishers.
Chelsea 1 card in 17 fouls is laughably biased officiating though

Chelsea seemed to also fall over and roll about a lot not to mention lots with alleged cramp, usually when they were winning…

 

[Silva top]

Well played everyone this afternoon. You did yourselves and Manchester much credit. However, it is time to take stock for next season. There is a nucleus of good, professional players who can take us to the very top but we need the person/s who is/are responsible for next season’s squad to do much better than of late in their choices of who stays and who comes in.
More importantly, the top people at City need to be brave and appoint a new experienced Women,s football Manager for the next few seasons because only this will be enough to save the club from languishing just behind the top teams. The present Manager has not been a disaster but equally, he does not possess the skills or the drive to put City at the very top of the pile

 

[kev20971]

I thought we did really well yesterday, better finishing and a bit of luck here and there the cup would be back in Manchester today . But as for next season, personally I would stick with Taylor, the poor start to the season really cost us any chance of winning the league. The rest of the season we must of been the form team I the league, with no hope of the finishing in the top 3 we did and also won the league cup , so not too bad a season after all.
But next season we really need to look at replacing some of the older stars , Demi Stokes, Steph Houghton, Ellen White, Jill Scott and Karen Bardsley, all great players and servants of the club, but players can't carry on for ever (hopefully some will find coaching rolls I the club). So this summer we need to be on the ball with recruitment and rebuild a great team .

 

[HelloCity]

 

[yerwot?]

I thought we did really well yesterday, better finishing and a bit of luck here and there the cup would be back in Manchester today . But as for next season, personally I would stick with Taylor, the poor start to the season really cost us any chance of winning the league. The rest of the season we must of been the form team I the league, with no hope of the finishing in the top 3 we did and also won the league cup , so not too bad a season after all.
But next season we really need to look at replacing some of the older stars , Demi Stokes, Steph Houghton, Ellen White, Jill Scott and Karen Bardsley, all great players and servants of the club, but players can't carry on for ever (hopefully some will find coaching rolls I the club). So this summer we need to be on the ball with recruitment and rebuild a great team .

Agree with that, when the injured girls gradually came back it illustrated how much it cost us to lose so many. Very difficult to have a top class squad, those good enough to be in it are targets of clubs who can promise first-team places
We often out-muscle teams, CFC being the exception, but our skill levels are the highest imo. I believe the management team have earned the right to remain, unless a no-brainer becomes available,
Best women's cup final to date, Pep's philosophy there for all to see.

 

[Bridgejunky]

Chelsea fan.

I thought Bunny was excellent yesterday. Bear in mind that I don't watch all of City's games but yesterday was by far the best display I've seen from her. Was pleased when she was taken off.

 

[HelloCity]

 

[This and only this]

Could be a few outgoings this summer.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Could be a few outgoings this summer.

Be easier to figure out who is staying.

 

[bumbleblue]

We really need the salary cap to go. All teams will be at risk of losing their best players to USA or European clubs.

 

[better dead than red]

We really need the salary cap to go. All teams will be at risk of losing their best players to USA or European clubs.

The NWSL in America has a salary cap too. Players are guaranteed a minimum of 35K USD. There is maximum amount they can be paid. I think is somewhere in the $50k's. Teams can also use "allocation money " to pay players. I have no idea how it all works.

 

[Bigga]

Could be a few outgoings this summer.

Off that list, there's only Shaw I would keep.

Bronze has lost her pace. Weir, I don't feel, does THAT much on the pitch as for me when she's not having a shot she doesn't control her midfield enough. I think most know my feelings on Stanway, that she's a walking Red Card in almost every match! As for Shaw, she's starting to get herself into the team and is part of the way we attack, these days, with her hold up play. I would sell Walsh, too, as she's not progressive on the pitch. No idea why, when she has the skill to be.

For me, we lost a trick in not playing Losada in that midfield, yesterday as what control we did have, we didn't use it to our strengths.

Shaw linking with Hemp and Kelly would be highly effective in the future... should that happen!

 

[blue whippet]

Off that list, there's only Shaw I would keep.

Bronze has lost her pace. Weir, I don't feel, does THAT much on the pitch as for me when she's not having a shot she doesn't control her midfield enough. I think most know my feelings on Stanway, that she's a walking Red Card in almost every match! As for Shaw, she's starting to get herself into the team and is part of the way we attack, these days, with her hold up play. I would sell Walsh, too, as she's not progressive on the pitch. No idea why, when she has the skill to be.

For me, we lost a trick in not playing Losada in that midfield, yesterday as what control we did have, we didn't use it to our strengths.

Shaw linking with Hemp and Kelly would be highly effective in the future... should that happen!

I absolutely would not sell Walsh. agree that Stanway is a walking red card, she has several rash challenges each game, still wouldn't sell her. I will be disappointed to see Weir go but I think she will be off to France or Spain, her last opportunity for a move overseas. Hopefully we will get top class replacements and Taylor will play them. I still feel disappointed that Lavelle never really got a chance.