Renée Slegers felt that we didn’t create enough chances to beat Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup on Sunday afternoon.
Goals from Madison Haley and Caitlin Hayes saw the Seagulls reach the semi-final, and our head coach admitted that the visitors deserved to go through.
“I think we have to put our hands up and own the performance and congratulate Brighton because they managed the game better than us.
“They were clinical in the finishes they had, and we didn’t create big enough, and enough chances to win the game today.”
After Albion’s second goal, we controlled the game until full-time, but couldn’t convert our pressure into a goal.
“I think creating our spaces, and creating rhythm and tempo on the ball was hard for us today.
“Playing to the circumstances, we didn’t do as well as Brighton did today and I think because of that it was hard to create spaces in and around the box to create clear cut chances.
“So I think the chances we had were quite congested in front of the ball, so the box was congested, or just that final detail when we broke through.”
While our FA Cup run has come to an end, we still have a UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final to look forward to as well as five more Women’s Super League games before the end of the season.
“Of course we look forward to that because we want to be competing,” Renée said, “but that’s also why we’re very disappointed today, because we want to be competing in the FA Cup as well.”
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