MATCH THREAD - Ladies FA Cup Final - Everton vs Arsenal

[Groucho]

That's not entirely fair. The FA assigns WSL franchises based on not just performance on the pitch, but what each team will bring to the league in terms of not just finances but also developing the game within the community and making it a bigger sport in general. Man City being in the top flight will do a lot more in the long run for the women's game than Doncaster would have.

A tad unfair on Doncaster though?

 

[Brennan]

A tad unfair on Doncaster though?

Sure, but that's life. Like when a company makes redundancies which in the long run will help it to prosper.

 

[pablo 1878]

Unfortunately for us it's been women against girls this game

Cardies for goalposts...

 

[Jacko93]

TBH, the game yesterday was a fairly poor display, there have been better performances than that.

The pace isn't there, and for large parts the power isn't there. However, the coaching is improving and there are some very good youth coming through (my niece played Liverpool and I watched a good number of games) Technique is getting better as there is starting to become a 'one team' approach, where there is more unity between the male and female teams. As you know, if you play with better, more accomplished players, you get better as a result (I'm not sure this is happening at Everton though)

Both City and Liverpool have thrown quite a lot of money at the ladies game, though I'm not convinced on the motives.....