‘They’re on a very good run’ – Arsenal boss Slegers wary of Crystal Palace’s form ahead of League Cup tie | OneFootball

Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers is mindful of latest opponents Crystal Palace’s recent good form.

The Gunners travel to the VBS Community Stadium to face The Eagles in the Subway Women’s League Cup quarter-finals on Sunday afternoon.

Crystal Palace have won all of their last five matches in all competitions and Arsenal boss Slegers recognises the fact that the South Londoners have momentum.

“We have been looking at the footage, but if you look at how the season has gone, they’re on a very good run,” Slegers said when speaking in the pre-match press conference. “I think five wins, a good win last Wednesday as well, so they’re building.

“If you look at their team, there is a lot of experience in the squad, WSL experience, so definitely it looks like [they’re] on a good run.”

Going on to discuss Crystal Palace’s playing style, Slegers explained that The Eagles like to attack but they can also mix things up.

She said “What we’ve seen of them so far is, if I summarise it, they like to spend time in the attacking half and they press really high. Very aggressive, high pressure, but then from their own half, they can be quite direct getting into the attacking half, so that’s what we’re expecting.

“Again, preparing for different scenarios, because they might choose to do something differently on Sunday, but that’s what we’ve seen of them so far and they’ve been effective of course, especially the last five games.”

Arsenal have won all four matches since the November international break and Slegers has been impressed with how her side have adapted against different opposition.

She said “At the start of the block, I mentioned that these games are probably going to look different because we face different types of opposition, so that also means it needs something else from us. I think as a whole, we’ve adjusted to that really well; both the players on the pitch and everyone in the background, including the analysts and all the other coaches, so that’s been good, that’s been working well. That’s been a really good investment from the players.”

Arsenal’s Subway Women’s League Cup quarter-final tie at Crystal Palace kicks-off at 1pm on Sunday afternoon.