Nick Cushing praised his facet’s character after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Leicester saved our UEFA Girls’s Champions League hopes alive.
Jess Park’s seventieth minute effort was the distinction on the King Energy Stadium, as Metropolis closed the hole on Manchester United to 4 factors.
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Leicester have been unbeaten on residence soil since November and proved a cussed opponent, with the Blues dominating possession however struggling to interrupt down the hosts earlier than Park’s winner.
And whereas Cushing known as for his facet to be extra medical in entrance of objective, he was happy to see us finally fulfil our prime goal of getting again to profitable means.
“We spoke about discovering a means and we now have to execute higher. Small issues matter, however I’m proud we discovered a means immediately,” our Interim Head Coach stated.
“Brighton was the identical and Leicester, we’ve discovered a means to verify we’re nonetheless mathematically within the Champions League run.
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“I believed we performed properly in massive components. Within the first half, we performed with depth, we dominated the ball and have been of their field however need to be higher at creating clearer alternatives.
“It’s powerful when groups have eight, 9, ten our bodies within the field, however it’s about three factors and getting them is an important factor.”
The win units up a blockbuster tie subsequent Sunday at Outdated Trafford between Manchester United and Metropolis, who’re battling it out for the third and closing Champions League spot.
Simply 4 factors separate the perimeters and whereas our rivals have a sport in hand, that fixture sees them face WSL leaders Chelsea on Wednesday night.
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Cushing didn’t shrink back from the potential significance of that conflict within the context of our season.
He added: “It’s huge. It’s a 50:50 sport if Chelsea win on Wednesday.
“It’ll be powerful, however we will make it doable by profitable video games. I used to be disillusioned we didn’t get the three factors in opposition to Everton, however it’s what it’s.
“We’ve got to arrange for a troublesome Manchester United sport subsequent week.”