Nick Cushing says Metropolis should put our late WSL defeat to Chelsea behind us and ‘assault’ Thursday’s Champions League second leg at Stamford Bridge with the identical vitality.
Erin Cuthbert’s stoppage time header , having accomplished nicely to climate a Chelsea second half storm.
Metropolis deservedly took a one-goal lead in on the break however ought to have been two up when Jess Park discovered the web just for play to be introduced again for a foul on Kerolin Nicoli.
Chelsea took benefit when Aggie Beever-Jones drew them stage quickly after the restart to cancel out Kerolin Nicoli’s opener, earlier than Cuthbert’s late effort accomplished the turnaround.
It was irritating for Metropolis, however Cushing’s aspect now have an opportunity to realize revenge within the Champions League, with a two-goal result in shield at Stamford Bridge this Thursday.
And our Interim Head Coach has referred to as for his gamers to assault the sport in the same vein to our three current clashes with Chelsea.
Talking on Thursday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg, he stated: “I believe for us we’ve to assault it. Immediately, Wednesday and the League Cup Remaining, we have proven we will create possibilities, assault them and rating targets.
“A purpose for us modifications the dynamic, and it does for them. We now have to imagine we will assault them and create possibilities with Mary Fowler, Viv [Miedema], Kerolin.
“We’re lacking key gamers however have some thrilling attacking gamers we will use.”
Metropolis must full that job with out Ayaka Yamashita and Laura Blindkilde Brown, although, after Cushing revealed the pair had been added to an already prolonged damage listing.
Yamashita’s damage was picked up following on the Joie Stadium and can probably rule her out for a couple of weeks, however Blindkilde Brown’s setback is extra severe.
“A few weeks minimal, it’s not best however she will not make the sport on Thursday,” Cushing stated of Yamashita’s damage.
On Blindkilde Brown, he added: “She’s bought the boot on, so when you have that and on crutches it says you most likely will not make a sport this season.
“It was her ankle, it was unlucky in coaching, it was virtually a motion nevertheless it’s ligaments.”