Arsenal Rene Slegers’ head coach asked her team to withdraw from the defeat against Liverpool last weekend in the Adobe Fa Cup.
A goal of goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar reached the semi -finals after a close battle in Meadow Park. Arsenal, currently ten points behind Chelsea at the top of the women’s table Super League (WSL), now only has the Champions League as the remaining chance to secure cutlery this season.
“It was very disappointing,” admitted Slegers and spoke to Everton before the trip on Friday.
“The players were angry on Monday, and we want to do it better as a collective, but we can no longer influence it, it is behind us. So we want to look forward now, and this is a very important game against Everton in the league on Friday, and we know that we are still active in the Champions League.
“We have a big month. We have two competitions in which we are still active, and we want to urge everything and get silver goods because it is very important for the club.”
Slegers mentioned how the disappointment to fall out of the FA Cup, agree to motivate her team to motivate their team in the business time of the 2024/25 season.
“They could see the reaction of the players, they were very disappointed and they want more. I see it in a positive way because I think these feelings and this frustration can lead to motivation. The girls are determined to show something better and I am too,” she said.
“It is important for us in games to solve the problem that lies ahead of us, and we can all agree that we were not successful last Sunday. Then it is about what we have to concentrate on to concentrate.
The Gunners are now traveling to Walton Hall Park to stand against Everton in the WSL. The last meeting between the two sides was a narrowly contested game that ended 0-0 in the Emirates stage.
Everton has enjoyed an improved form in recent weeks and won three of its last four WSL games.
“They exchange between systems. What it looks like is trying to try Brian to play them in the strength and adapt to the opposition. I think that is a real strength of them and they have it,” analyzed Slegers of the opposition.
“I think you move well between an aggressive press. You can see when you want to press as a team, but you are also very convenient and disciplined when you defend your own goal and land in a low block. I think that is the strength of you, and I think we have to try to cancel this on Friday.”