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Chelsea bo s Emma Hayes says it is busine s as usual for her side as they prepare for Saturdays Super League finale, looking to wrap up another title.Ahead of the seasons concluding round of fixtures, the Blues who have won the WSL five times and for each of the last three seasons are two points clear of second-placed Manchester United, with a goal difference better by five.Chelsea, aiming to complete a league and FA Cup double, play bottom side Reading away, while Marc Skinners United are at Liverpool. Hayes told a pre s conference: I think back to every campaign, Darcy Kuemper Jersey weve only won the league by a couple of points at best, maybe (with) a game (to spare) somewhere along the line, so this is just busine s as usual for us.The preparation is what wed prepared for at the very beginning of the season.Its not like weve won leagues comfortably in the past so nothing is different from our perspective. Weve always known from previous experience it goes to the last game.A win to seal the title would be a seventh succe sive league victory for Chelsea, who have scored 24 goals in the past six games, conceding once.Reading, meanwhile, have lost each of their last Thomas Vanek Jersey five games, conceding 16 times acro s their last four.The Royals pulled off a shock 1-0 win at home against Chelsea last season, and Hayes said: We dont think about that. What we think about is we are exactly where we want to be a position to control the outcome.I have to keep reminding the team were 90 minutes away from winning the title and all of my energys focused on doing that.Regardle s of what happens on Saturday, United guaranteed at least second, their first finish in a Champions League berth have had their Mikko Koivu Jersey best WSL campaign to date, as well making a debut FA Cup final appearance, when they were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea and Skinner has said he feels his side do not get enough credit.Asked about that comment, Hayes said: They should. Theyve had an outstanding year. Im sure Marc will build on that and make them even more competitive next year.Reading need to win to have any chance of surviving, lying two points adrift of 11th-placed Leicester, who have an inferior goal difference by three and go to Brighton.Reading bo s Kelly Chambers said: If you just give up now or dont believe then, for me, whats the point of stepping out there on Saturday?Theres still a glimmer of hope there for us and we just have to give everything we can. If we are beaten by the better team, I can accept that what I cant accept is that we dont turn up and fight for everything.Third-placed Arsenal look set to seal the final Champions League spot, currently three points clear of Manchester City and holding a goal difference advantage over them of 11. Jonas Eidevalls Gunners host fifth-placed Aston Villa, whose 21-goal forward Rachel Daly Matt Dumba Jersey was named WSL player of the year on Friday, while Gareth Taylors City play Everton at home.It would be the first time since 2014 that City have finished outside the European places.Taylor said: Its fine margins between being succe sful in the season like Chelsea and where were at coming up short.With the group we have and the support, if we can squeeze more out of these players with another season, its exciting times.Saturdays other match sees West Ham entertain Tottenham.Meanwhile, according to Football A sociation statistics released on Friday, WSL attendances are up 173 per cent this season compared to the last, with the 2022-23 average being 5,272, up from 1,931.The cumulative attendance for the current WSL campaign stands at 664,211, and all of the three highest-ever WSL crowds were achieved this Jason Pominville Jersey season.They were 47,367 for Arsenal against Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium in September, 44,259 for Manchester City v Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in December, and 42,700 for Arsenal against Chelsea at the Emirates in January. |
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发表于 2023-5-31 20:00:55