> **On Maanum’s performance…**
She kickstarted her season last season at Lyon away with a performance like this, where she was incredible in defence. That is a great way for Frida to get into the games and from there expressing herself on the ball and this game has a lot of comparisons. It is really important for the team and for Frida to get this performance in defence that she does, that is really pleasing to see and it was a massive piece of us being successful today.
Who in the actual fuck asked about her performance today??????? She could’ve played the best game of football the world has ever seen and that’s not an appropriate question to ask in my mind.
> **On Leah Williamson coming off at half-time…**
She had a medical situation, possibly she could have carried on but it would have been a risk to sustain something more serious. Leah Williamson is Arsenal through and through and she would put her body on the pitch for any game, any day of the week. But i had to take that decision for her. Sometimes you need to take those decisions because players won’t take them themselves. Nothing tactical. Leah was great in the first half but we were forced to do it for a medical situation and we hope it’s not serious.
Fingers crossed, glad they made the change and Laia excelled in a very big moment with big expectations and pressures to come into. I think she’s been growing and growing but this could really be the spark for her.
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> **On Maanum’s performance…**
She kickstarted her season last season at Lyon away with a performance like this, where she was incredible in defence. That is a great way for Frida to get into the games and from there expressing herself on the ball and this game has a lot of comparisons. It is really important for the team and for Frida to get this performance in defence that she does, that is really pleasing to see and it was a massive piece of us being successful today.
Who in the actual fuck asked about her performance today??????? She could’ve played the best game of football the world has ever seen and that’s not an appropriate question to ask in my mind.
> **On Leah Williamson coming off at half-time…**
She had a medical situation, possibly she could have carried on but it would have been a risk to sustain something more serious. Leah Williamson is Arsenal through and through and she would put her body on the pitch for any game, any day of the week. But i had to take that decision for her. Sometimes you need to take those decisions because players won’t take them themselves. Nothing tactical. Leah was great in the first half but we were forced to do it for a medical situation and we hope it’s not serious.
Fingers crossed, glad they made the change and Laia excelled in a very big moment with big expectations and pressures to come into. I think she’s been growing and growing but this could really be the spark for her.