{"id":29456,"date":"2025-05-05T19:37:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/arsenal-stalling-at-wrong-time-in-wsl-we-need-to-take-a-look-at-ourselves-says-caitlin-foord\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T19:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:37:29","slug":"arsenal-stalling-at-wrong-time-in-wsl-we-need-to-take-a-look-at-ourselves-says-caitlin-foord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/arsenal-stalling-at-wrong-time-in-wsl-we-need-to-take-a-look-at-ourselves-says-caitlin-foord\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal stalling at wrong time in WSL: ‘We need to take a look at ourselves,’ says Caitlin Foord"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Arsenal know better than most what a difference a week can make.<\/b><\/p>\n

Seven days ago Renee Slegers’ side were basking in the glow of a remarkable 4-1 away victory over Lyon that sent them to a first Women’s Champions League final in 18 years.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to Monday and Arsenal are investigating exactly how they lost 5-2 and 4-2 to Aston Villa and Brighton respectively in back-to-back league games.<\/p>\n

While the defeat at Villa Park was unexpected, it was perhaps somewhat understandable.<\/p>\n

Slegers made seven changes from the team that beat Lyon, and the result was a shaky and disjointed performance.<\/p>\n

Worringly, the side that collapsed against Brighton<\/a> was similar to the one that conquered one of Europe’s great teams.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to bounce back and turn that game around, and the same thing has happened to us again,” Arsenal’s Caitlin Foord told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

“It’s not good enough all round and we need to take a look at ourselves individually and as a team. We can’t let that happen again this weekend.”<\/p>\n

While Fran Kirby and Jelena Cankovic both scored stunners for the hosts, Brighton’s third and fourth goals came directly from defensive lapses.<\/p>\n

Arsenal have shipped nine goals in their past two WSL games after conceding 14 in their previous 19 outings.<\/p>\n

While they forced Brighton goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley into 10 saves, they couldn’t recover.<\/p>\n

“In the last two WSL games we conceded nine goals in and we said as a team we don’t think it’s acceptable,” Slegers added.<\/p>\n

“We of course don’t want this to happen. There are different reasons. The Villa game was different. We came from something else and the goals we conceded were different. <\/p>\n

“We need to learn two very tough lessons coming off a big success. We have to learn. It’s part of being a top team. This can’t happen to us, so we have to find solutions and move forward.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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