LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea confirmed their class to safe their third consecutive Women’s Super League title on Sunday, but it might have been a unique story if Arsenal hadn’t suffered a winter wobble that successfully derailed their problem.
Chelsea collected 56 factors from 22 league video games, another than a Gunners facet who struggled when the league resumed in January after the Christmas break, struggling a shock 2-0 defeat by Birmingham City and drawing three of their subsequent 4 video games.
That poor run opened the door for Chelsea, who had misplaced 3-2 to Arsenal on opening day of the season, and so they did not want a second invitation, profitable 11 of their final 13 video games to high the standings.
Coach Emma Hayes has created one of the formidable squads the English recreation has ever seen, bristling with attacking firepower in Sam Kerr, Pernille Harder and Guro Reiten and anchored by rock-sold defenders similar to Magda Eriksson and Millie Bright.
Arsenal are working arduous to catch up and with the addition of Swede Stina Blackstenius, one of the sought-after strikers within the recreation, in the course of the January switch window, they give the impression of being geared up to shut the hole.
With crowds having returned following the COVID-19 pandemic and a brand new TV deal beaming video games into the houses of followers, the WSL has loved a vastly profitable season, regardless of the English golf equipment not making a lot of a mark on the Champions League.
Arsenal will probably be eager to go one higher subsequent season, and with Manchester City and Manchester United each displaying indicators of serious progress and Liverpool promoted to the highest flight, subsequent season may very well be even higher.
(Reporting by Philip O’Connor, enhancing by Ed Osmond)
