Gareth Taylor: “We Were Really Good Today In Moments”

Liverpool Girls, on an really good run of type, took their up to date squad down to fulfill the reigning champions at their house turf on Sunday, going through Chelsea Girls at Kingsmeadow. Contemporary off an uplifting win in opposition to Aston Villa, the Crimson Girls had been introduced again right down to Earth by targets from Sjoeke Nusken and Lauren James in each halves, dropping the match 2-0.

Gareth Taylor, evaluating the aspect to earlier opponent Manchester United, was optimistic concerning the squad is headed in his post-match press convention, however did acknowledge that there’s all the time work to be achieved.

“Somewhat bit disenchanted as a result of we had massive spells of the sport and I believed the identification we confirmed right now was extra of what I used to be on the lookout for,” the supervisor mentioned to Sky Sports activities.

“We put this recreation in the identical class as Manchester United a few weeks in the past, however I feel they had been contrasting sort of performances and we felt that we had been all the time on this recreation.

“I do know folks will most likely level to the truth that we equalised in opposition to United, however simply considering [about] the way in which we wish to do issues, the way in which that we wish to play and the braveness and bravado we confirmed, we had been actually good right now in moments.

“We didn’t make sufficient of our alternatives, significantly within the first half. We labored Hannah Hampton just a little bit extra within the second half and likewise, actually, I mentioned to the women, we’d be disenchanted with the targets as a result of I feel they’re on us.”

Chelsea are a tough group to beat on any day, although they’re not at present in first and have misplaced two of their final three, so preserving them to solely two targets is price mentioning, even when it doesn’t really feel nice. Sjoeke Nusken scored within the fortieth minute, with Lauren James including the second simply after the hour mark, so it’s a testomony to how onerous the Crimson Girls pushed the present champions. Taylor did give some particular person flowers to standout performers on the day, as nicely.

“We collapsed just a little on both aspect for every of the targets and that may be irritating as a result of you recognize that just about every little thing’s received to go your manner while you play in opposition to the likes of Chelsea due to the standard of gamers that they’ve,” Taylor defined.

“However all in all, I do imagine it’s a step ahead for us, for us to come back right here and have massive components of the possession that we did right now and management massive components of the sport with some good performances in that.

“I believed Fuka [Nagano] was superb, Fisky [Grace Fisk]was superb, Jennifer Falk actually, actually improved right now. So, general, happy, [it’s a] step ahead however just a little bit disenchanted that we didn’t get one thing from the sport.”

With each loss there’s something to study for the longer term, and particularly with this up to date squad and new supervisor, there are nonetheless fairly just a few knots to work out to restart the successful momentum.

“It by no means modifications, soccer – it’s all the time the highest finish of the pitch,” the supervisor continued.

“I feel simply having that craft and the decision-making and once more like we are saying concerning the recreation, it’s all the time gained in each containers. We have to defend higher, we’d like be higher within the duels.

“Chelsea are a really bodily group we all know that’s an actual power of theirs in order that’s one thing we have to enhance on and if we’re not going to be mega-great within the duels then we’ve received to be actually good with the ball.”

Liverpool subsequent host Everton within the Adobe Girls’s FA Cup at St. Helen’s Stadium on Sunday, February 22, at 4:30pm BST.