Holding our own against these lot.
WSL Cup SF | Arsenal Women v United | 7 Feb - United lost 2-1
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Miedema scores on the break. Very fast, very neat finish.
Been a very even game up to that point.
Been a very even game up to that point.
Against run of play for me. C'mon, United!
We have been the better bloody side too
We look a bit nervous now we've gone behind.
Man this Arsenal team is tough.
Arsenal that bit better and faster in possession and sharper in finishing. Our central defenders aren't used to the quality (or the quantity!) of attacks they're seeing - the yellow cards are going to weigh heavily on them in the second half I think.
We lost our rhythm after they scored, but it's only one goal difference. Stoney usually does a good job with the HT team talks and formation changes etc, so lets hope we can come out with the same kind of intent that we started with.
We lost our rhythm after they scored, but it's only one goal difference. Stoney usually does a good job with the HT team talks and formation changes etc, so lets hope we can come out with the same kind of intent that we started with.
2 nil to Arse
2 nil to Arse
It's not easy against Miedema ^^
Probably one of the best players in the world at the moment.
Miedema again. She's just too good at the moment.
We've been getting good possession in their final third but the quality not quite there at the moment to turn the possession into goals or even good chances.
We've been getting good possession in their final third but the quality not quite there at the moment to turn the possession into goals or even good chances.
She really is quite good. That second goal was very very good.
United will need to sign 2/3 v good players to compete with the top 3 next season. In womens football, 2/3 quality players is the difference between league winners and mid table sides basically. Miedema a clear example.
Hanson on for James. James just not seeing enough of the ball to make things happen and Arsenal almost always had at least two players on her. Sigsworth moves to the middle.
I think we'll be hoping that a couple of the younger ones like Ella Toone will be ready to really break through next year. But yes, I'm sure they'll want to strengthen - recruitment should be more straightforward though (assuming we're in WSL1).
Unsure what your actual budget is but would imagine it's probably going to be the biggest. Be interesting to see who moves, WSL fast becoming the favourite destination outside of Lyon now basically for the elite players.
2-1! Mollie Green
Yes! 1 back!
Get in!
That was a much much better 2nd half from us.
Not bad in the end.
Not bad in the end.
The live review I followed made it sound like we were better in the first half?
Game over. Good last quarter hour from us, but just not quite good enough to stop Arsenal. I think it confirms what we suspected - we look like a WSL1 side, but we've got work to do to join the top teams.
Shame about the result, but a great cup run in the end facing quite a few WSL teams and only coming up short against the best side in English football. Hopefully we can go far in the other cup competition, but even without any recruitments I reckon this side will do quite well in the top division next season.
We were better up until the Arsenal goal. They weren't coping well with our high press and we had a couple of chances early on. After the goal though, Arsenal were finding their way through our press with more ease and game was a lot more difficult after that.
We were good until they scored, then looked very nervous for the next 20 minutes with Arsenal dominating possession and dictating the pace for long periods, recovered a bit towards the end of the half. Second half, again we looked adrift for a while, the subs helped though and when we really started chasing the game we pushed Arsenal back well.
I'm not sure what the transfer window dates are this summer but I suspect there will be quite a few players on the move after the WC in the summer, swapping to new leagues - maybe even some switching continents. The World Cup itself might affect things, especially if England do well - I can imagine Woodward suddenly finding an extra pot of money if they think there's an opportunity to cash in on a wave of excitement
Just watched the replay on MUTV. Unlucky, I knew Midiawhatsherface would be an issue. The few times I’ve seen Arsenal this season she has always scored and the first goal was class from her and the pass but feel like Turner could have cut that out. Was totally against the run of play as well.
Probably needed to score first to win it, but they gave a good account of themselves against one of the very best Womens team out there.
Makes sense. All in all, does sound like a fairly impressive performance for a newbie in the second level playing away to one of the dominating forces in England for a long time.
Particularly gutsy going at them like that.
Vivianne Miedema is a world class forward. Seen her live, and her movement, instinct and finishing is top class. Our Jessie Sigsworth has some way to go to reach her level (neither is she that kind of striker, though).
Nice to see the players going over to our fans after the match, that's been part of the pattern of the season and it's helping them build that core of fans: