{"id":1358,"date":"2026-03-25T00:06:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:06:49","slug":"renee-its-really-positive-we-wanted-this-interview-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsport.com.ng\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"Ren\u00e9e: \u201cIt\u2019s really positive, we wanted this\u201d | Interview | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ren\u00e9e Slegers was really pleased with how we handled the first leg of our UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League quarter-finals with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>We won 3-1 thanks to goals from Stina Blackstenius, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo to earn a strong advantage at half-time in the tie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very tight game, two good teams going against each other,\u201d the head coach said. \u201cChelsea created some opportunities\u00a0early in the game. We stayed in the game, we were calm. It was constantly finding solutions\u00a0to create spaces, to find ways out, to solve the press. So there were a lot of decisions\u00a0being made and a lot of changes in what we wanted to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that, in combination with\u00a0very high intensity and a lot of duels and very tight spaces on the pitch, it was a very demanding game for the players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, very happy how we were task-focused\u00a0and were composed in all moments and stayed in control. The players felt in control the\u00a0whole game and we were ruthless with our chances. So it&#8217;s really positive. So we wanted this,\u00a0this is, mission completed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to start well this first leg at the Emirates with the\u00a0help of our fans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I&#8217;m really happy with that. But now it&#8217;s half-time, so we&#8217;ll have\u00a0to go and play them at Stamford Bridge in the second leg.\u201d<\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"6db947e3-aae5-4397-ad36-77f3fac852e8\" data-embed-button=\"article_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:node.tiny\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article data-article-id=\"125762\" about=\"\/fixture\/women\/2026-Mar-24\/women-chelsea-women-match-report\">\n<div class=\"article-card article-card--tiny card\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 200, small: 550, medium: 640, large: 768\">\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<p>\n         <span class=\"h6 article-card__subhead\">Read more<\/span>                             <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-card__title\" title=\"Report: Arsenal Women 3-1 Chelsea\"><span class=\"article-card__title-words\">  Report: Arsenal Women 3-1 Chelsea <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p>Asked to reflect on Kelly\u2019s magnificent strike, as well as Russo\u2019s brilliant finish for our third goal, Ren\u00e9e continued: \u201cThere&#8217;s so many things we&#8217;re looking at during the game,\u00a0so sometimes I forget exactly how the goal goes in!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we scored three really good goals. We were\u00a0ruthless with our chances. I think when pressure is broken and we go at it, then we were really\u00a0dangerous tonight. So happy with those moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ren\u00e9e had to make a change at half-time, replacing Laia Codina with Taylor Hinds and shifting Katie McCabe over to centre-back, so we asked the head coach the importance of adaptability in the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe gave her the\u00a0heads-up at half-time, any questions around the game plan, and she said, no, all good,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cShe knew exactly what to do. I think that says everything about Katie. Her intelligence\u00a0and her willingness to step up for the team and pick up any role. She did it with a lot\u00a0of quality today.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. 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