Chelsea Womens manager Sonia Bompastor on Chelsea's 2-1 victory and the need for more consistency
12/10/2024
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
12/10/2024
Emirates Stadium, London, UK
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00:00team away from home and the good point is we didn't concede any goal in the
00:07second half we suffered for sure but it's a good mentality for us not to
00:12have conceded goals in the second half
00:30Is it a concern to you that you're getting in front and then allowing the team to come back in after the second time this week?
00:36Not a concern but there is always room for improvement and I clearly see where
00:44we need to improve as a team I think as I already said after the game against
00:50Real Madrid we need to be more consistent especially because I think
00:53even if we still have a squad with young we have some experienced players and we
00:59should be able to manage the tempo in the game better than we did but you have
01:05to give some credit to Arsenal you know they were playing a home game with the
01:09fans on and I think gives you so much power so when they were able to score
01:15the first goal at the end of the first half I think it gives them some power
01:20and yeah we just need to reflect on ourselves and how we can do a better job
01:29because I know the quality this squad has
01:37yeah she got knocked in her ankle I think she's fine but we'll see today and
01:43tomorrow how she feels
01:47Congratulations on the win, I just wanted to ask what inspires your style on the touchline and second you won't let your players attend a match and be wearing their own clothes?
01:57So first one who inspires me in touchline? Myself I would say I'm so
02:08competitive you know I really enjoyed playing that game not playing sorry but
02:12being in the side pitch you know for that game and yeah that's you work so
02:19hard every day you know and you just want to enjoy that moments so I just
02:24want to make sure my team first of all feel ready mentally to play that kind of
02:29game because it was a derby and derby it's always a special game so I need to
02:34make sure like I just bring the good energy to my players going in that game
02:38and showing them confidence and also strength to fight for the game and the
02:44second one sorry
02:50yeah I didn't because we we came with our outfit
03:01Oh kids no I don't for us like the players come with a training kit you
03:07know to the game and that's the rule so yeah and after the game sometimes yeah
03:17it will be okay but I think coming to the game that's something we are so
03:20proud proud sorry to have the Chelsea badge and we need to show that sorry yeah
03:27I was not expecting that one sorry really nice yeah this is a one good
03:46point as I just said like we have a quad with a lot of talent and quality but we
03:51still have some players who are coming back from injury and players who are not
03:55fit 100% Erin is one of them I just felt like even today I put her in but
04:03she was not supposed to come in her experience was precious for me coming in
04:09that game but yeah we just need to build with her and I think she will need some
04:15more weeks to make sure she's at her best level but uh yeah I just felt yeah
04:24yeah yeah it's just like when I said for me it was maybe not the best context
04:31for her to come in you know when you just come back from injury and you need
04:36to come in and be ready and help your team to keep the results the context is
04:42not maybe ideal for her to come in but she was fine at the end of the game and
04:46during the game I never take any risk with my players health thank you thank
04:53you
04:55hi congratulations we saw that I think with your celebration for Sandy's goal
05:00that was kind of one of the most animated celebrations we've seen from you so far
05:05so with today with the opponent the stadium the crowd did today kind of feel
05:11like the most intense game of your time at Chelsea so far yeah for sure as I
05:17just said like coming to Emirates with all these fans and I want to give some
05:21credit to Arsenal for them being able to bring all these fans in the
05:27stadium it's such a special moment even for us you know be able to come here and
05:33get to win three points yeah that's for that reason we work so hard every day we
05:39want to make sure we leave these feelings and these emotions and it was a
05:43very good emotions for me to leave with my players
06:02yeah I think it was a really good start really close to perfect way to start
06:08ideal way to start now I need to make sure we are able to sustain that to be
06:13more consistent and be able to play that style for 90 minutes
06:19Thanks, good, Sandra
06:21Hi Sonia, coming back from the win
06:23I just wanted to ask you about Sandy again
06:25because again we've seen her in the deeper position
06:27but also for the more threatening attack
06:29and once you've set these threats as well
06:33what more can we expect to see from her in terms of her game?
06:37Yes, Sandy is a really good player
06:39she has a lot of talent on the ball
06:43she's new, she's learning about the team
06:47the league and I think she can really have a bigger impact
06:51for this team
06:53she did a good game today
06:55I think and she's having some more confidence
06:59and building on that
07:01but I think from the Real Madrid game
07:03and today
07:05you could see some improvements from her
07:07in the game
07:09and I think she has even more
07:11room for improvement
07:13so this is good and how we can help her
07:15it's making sure after every game
07:17we just give her some reflection
07:19individual reflection on the game
07:21making sure she understands
07:23how much she can play really well
07:25for the team
07:27and how much she can bring impact for the team
07:29You mentioned that the team suffered a lot
07:31particularly towards the end
07:33as Arsenal pushed for that
07:35trying to get that equaliser
07:37but are there any positives to take from that
07:39the fact that they didn't just hold out
07:41with Hannah as well
07:44I think that's not the first game
07:46where we were able to sustain that
07:48for the end of the game
07:50even if
07:52the first game of the season
07:54we were able to contain them
07:56not conceding any goal
07:58and I just said
08:00that's a good point
08:02because I want my team to be able to hate conceding goals
08:04and I think this is what
08:06they showed as a mentality today
08:14Today she had a big smile on her face
08:16probably very happy with the result
08:18I just wondered if you had a chat with her after the game
08:20This thing
08:22interests so much people
08:24but yeah
08:26Emma texted me
08:28as I already said we had a very good
08:30relationship together
08:32and I knew she was coming to the game
08:34just because she's the US
08:36national team coach
08:38and she had some players to watch
08:40Emily Fox for Arsenal
08:42and also Katarina Macario
08:44for Chelsea
08:46so this is why she came
09:04Yeah I think I already said
09:06for me it's sometimes difficult
09:08expressing my emotions
09:10but I'm really proud of them
09:12we could feel that atmosphere
09:14they just brought us some energy
09:16and I think maybe they don't realise
09:18how much it's important for us
09:20but when you play a game away
09:22and the team is doing good
09:24and you can hear your fans
09:26sharing for the team
09:28and supporting you
09:30it's so much powerful
09:32so I'm so proud of them
09:34I'm so happy for them
09:36we just enjoy at the end
09:38and you know when you have the power
09:40to just give them happiness
09:42it's so incredible
09:44wonderful
09:48Awesome
10:08Very brave in picking Sandy Baltimore
10:10at left back
10:12is that something you had to think about a lot before the game?
10:14Yeah
10:16I watched a lot of
10:18games for Arsenal
10:20and we know they always have the same
10:22style of play
10:24with their winger being able to come in
10:26and cause some troubles
10:28so defensively we just need to make sure
10:30we close everything inside
10:32but I was
10:34a player that's a very
10:36difficult team to defend on
10:38so I think my team
10:40did a good job
10:42sometimes we could manage differently
10:44but most of the time I think we did well
10:46even if it was difficult
10:48because they can get
10:50behind the full backs
10:56How do you feel right now
10:58and how are you going to celebrate?
11:00I feel really proud
11:02of my players first of all
11:05I'm so happy for them
11:07because we work really hard
11:09and how I'm going to celebrate
11:11just enjoying the rest of the day
11:13with my family and my kids
11:15and having a really good relaxed day
11:17of tomorrow
11:21You will see always
11:23when I was a player
11:25I got
11:27so I will always have this voice
11:29sorry
11:31so it's not cold
11:33it's just my natural voice
11:35I'm so sorry for that
11:37and maybe it will be worse in winter
11:39for sure
11:41but that's a really good question
11:43that's good
11:45especially when you win
11:47you just smile about it
11:57Coming in after Emma Hayes
11:59being the new manager of Chelsea
12:01do you see the Arsenal-Chelsea
12:03fixture more than other fixtures
12:05in the WSL season
12:07given how high profile it is
12:09in terms of attendance and speculation?
12:11You know for me this game is
12:13a derby
12:15this is why this game is special
12:17I know coming to Emirates
12:19that's a difficult game to play
12:21because they have so many fans coming in
12:23but for me this game
12:25is winning three points
12:27not different from all the other ones
12:29I'll just make sure I prepare
12:31every game in the same way
12:33being professional and giving
12:35to my players what they need to be
12:37provided with
12:39make sure everything is clear on the game plan
12:41for the game
12:43Thanks
12:48Thank you
12:59Thank you