4 key battles that could decide Subway Women’s League Cup final

The Women’s Women’s Cup for 2025 will witness the first local silver tools for this season, as Chelsea would face Manchester City in Pride Park in Derby.

Clash on Saturday is the first of four meetings between the two teams this month, with combinations in the Champions League (Saqan) and the upcoming Ws. Chelsea lost both the last three finals in this competition, including in 2022 against this weekend.

For Sonia Pombastor, who took over as the main coach of London Club last summer, it could be her first silver taste in England. City, on the other hand, was separated from Gareth Taylor earlier this week, and former director Nick Kushing took over on a temporary basis.

The disturbance in the hidden means that it is difficult to predict exactly what the Cushing team will go away, but there will be no doubt some interesting competitions on the field.

here, 90 minutes Looking at the potential battles that can be decided on Saturday …

City striker Khadija Shaw is again in the form of outstanding goals. Jamaica International leads the charge of golden boot in WSL and will undoubtedly be the biggest threat to her team in the fund.

Natalie Bjorn, the partner of Millie Bright and his partner in the center Natalie Bjorn is the two assigned to maintain one of the most important goals of the league. Shaw scored in four of the last six games in City in all competitions, so it will be a bunch to defend Chelsea.

It should also be noted that the Bombastor team has been waived in four of its last six games, including two at the WSL meeting with Brighton & Hove albion earlier this month. Chelsea’s defense is not infallible, which means that Bright should be at the top of its game in order to maintain Shaw.

The midfield battle is always the most important in the combinations of this size. With two teams who want to maintain possession and work to break their opponent, control in the middle of the park is probably decisive.

Yui Hasegawa was at the heart of the city’s midfield for several years, so it was likely to be called by Cushing this week. On the other hand, Irene Kotabrt signed a new contract with Chelsea earlier this week, keeping it in the club until the summer of 2027.

FOMER CITY Keira Walsh was a shoe for this match, but Bombastor confirmed on Thursday that England is still deserted due to injury. Therefore, it is possible that Cuteber’s responsibility for driving the road.

Cutebert is often partnership with Wieke Kaptein, although Sjoeke Nusken is also a strong option. It is fair to say that Chelsea is not free from the distinctive midfield options, even with no wins.

City Kerstin Casparij’s defender depends on keeping calm on Saturday on the one who chooses Bombastor to play to the left of Chelsea. Because of the absence of Guru Retin in recent weeks, Lauren James, Katarina Makario, and Agie Beever-Jones have played there.

James, in particular, tends to run the best of its power with its strength and deception. The attacker is a nightmare for any defender, not least because she has the ability to eliminate inside and shoot from the range.

Whatever anyone facing Kasparg will be a difficult test, but the potential battle with James has the ability to be the most important, not the least of which is that Chelsea star scored the winning goal or equation in their matches against Crystal Palace, Brighton and Everton.

At the other end of the stadium to a bright battle and Shu, City will have a task of their own task. Mayra Ramirez is one of the most exciting attackers in the women’s game today and is constantly a handful of those you face.

City was forced to play a somewhat temporary defense sometimes this season due to injuries, including the long -term absence of Alex Greenwood. Laia Alexandri is currently the basic pillar, and it has been partner with Gracie Pre-Bereious or Naomi Layzell, 20 years old in recent weeks.

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