Sonia Bompastor believes we might want to construct from a stable defensive base if we’re to say all three factors towards an in-form Aston Villa facet at Kingsmeadow this afternoon.
Chelsea have file towards the Villans, having gained all 11 of our earlier Women’s Super League conferences, whereas scoring 28 targets and conceding simply twice within the course of.
That features a 3-1 victory at Villa Park again in September, when targets by Aggie Beever-Jones, Keira Walsh and Sam Kerr ensured the factors got here again to west London with the Blues.
Bompastor gained’t be underestimating our Sunday-afternoon opponents, although, after they confirmed some sturdy kind because the worldwide break by incomes a 0-0 draw with league leaders Manchester City, earlier than beating Leicester City 2-1 of their final match.
‘Aston Villa come into the game in really good form, with the last two results being really good results,’ stated the Blues head coach.
‘They tied against Man City, which was a great result for them, and I think they will be confident. They have nothing to lose, so they will be a difficult team to break down.
‘They have quality in the team. They play well as a team, but also they have some great individuals with players who have a lot of experience.
‘We will have to be at our best if we want to have a good result on Sunday.’
Bompastor additionally recognized what may very well be a key issue within the recreation, highlighting Aston Villa’s threat throughout turnovers in possession as a key threat we might want to counter at Kingsmeadow as we speak.
‘They are a team who have strengths in terms of transition,’ she added. ‘So I think it will be important for us in terms of the defensive aspects to have a compact block and also to keep the balance in the team.
‘I think that’s what we have been trying to do as much as we can, because we know most of the teams are trying to exploit that from us.
‘So we know what we want to do in terms of the game plan going into that game and we are very much aware of their strengths in transition.’
The Blues’ process is obvious then. Hopefully that plan can repay with three extra factors so as to add to our tally as we method the conclusion of a good race for UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification.
