Awful performance. Apart from Lauren James' superb goal, we created very little, while our defending was shocking. Surprised by how poor Jackie Groenen and Hayley Ladd were in midfield, they were struggling to control the ball and gave away possession time after time. Kirsty Smith as bad as I expected. Even a quality player like Leah Galton offered almost nothing in attack.
Christen Press disappointing again. She had moments when she looked bright then would lose possession cheaply.
What were Amy and Millie doing for Fran Kirby's goal ? Hopeless defending. They were fortunate Sam Kerr didn't punish earlier errors. Amy looked out of her depth up against Sam Kerr in the first half.
Kirsty Hanson marginally offside from Ella Toone's through-ball, otherwise that would have been a nice goal. Hanson's awful pass near the edge of their area in the opening minutes, after their keeper gifted her the ball, was more typical of the team's performance.
I'm amazed there weren't more substitutions. In particular, Katie Zelem seemed to me to be an obvious one, given the performances of Jackie and Hayley.
This weekend I rewatched both the home game against Chelsea and the game against Arsenal. I was hoping we would perform as we did in the Arsenal game, not the rather fortunate 1-1 draw with Chelsea. I think the occasion got to some of our better players.
Clearly we missed Tobin Heath and Alessia Russo.
