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Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor says that the club’s Subway Women’s League Cup final success will give them a big boost going into the next block of matches.
The Blues retained the trophy after beating Manchester United 2-0 in the final at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Sunday.
Chelsea now turn their attention towards a Barclays Women’s Super League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion tomorrow night and head coach Bompastor says that the result at the weekend has given her side a big boost.
“When you win a trophy, it’s always a big confidence boost and when the players are playing with confidence, that’s when they’re at their best level,” Bompastor said when speaking in the pre-match press conference. “From that point of view, I think it’s really positive.
“We know the quality that we have in the squad and we know that when we perform at our best level, we can beat every team. We are going to keep the same mentality, working hard, making sure we come into every game as best prepared as possible and we perform at our best level.
“In terms of confidence, it was a big boost for the players and staff going into the next block.”
Opponents Brighton & Hove Albion also go into the game with a positive mindset with head coach Dario Vidošić having returned to work before the international break following a period of compassionate leave. Bompastor says that her side will have to perform well to get the win.
She said “They haven’t played much football in recent weeks. It’ll be great for them to play games again, so they will be really motivated. Brighton are a team that play really good football and having their manager back will give them a boost in terms of confidence.
“We know we have a big game and we are facing a challenge but we will be ready. We know we will have to perform at a really good level to win. We are performing in-front of our fans and we have good momentum with a good result at the weekend, so it will be an interesting game.”
Chelsea face six more games in this block before the next international break and Bompastor is keen to take things one game at a time.
She said “We know that we still have a few games left in this block and we want to take it game-by-game, one-by-one. We are really focusing on the game tomorrow. We know every game will be important and we want to finish as high as possible in the table. Every game is three points.”
Chelsea’s Barclays Women’s Super League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion takes place at Kingsmeadow at 7pm tomorrow night. Tickets remain on-sale and can be purchased by clicking here.
