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Match Preview: London City Lionesses vs Leicester City
- samwraight
- 2 days ago
- 4 min read
Subway Women’s League Cup
Leicester City
Sunday 19th October
2pm
The CopperJax Community Stadium
London City Lionesses are looking to complete three wins from their three home games in a row in October, after recording 1-0 wins in the WSL over Liverpool and West Ham earlier this month.
Leicester City currently sit at the top of our Subway Women’s League Cup group, after smashing Ipswich Town 5-1 on the opening day.
London City won their first opening fixture of the competition too, with goals from Nikita Parris and Sanni Franssi completing a second half turnaround against Crystal Palace.
Head coach Jocelyn Prêcheur believes his team are ready for Sunday: “The game on Sunday is an important opportunity for us to improve and develop our game collectively and individually.
It’s the perfect start to half-term, with adult tickets from £5, and kids for a quid!
Here is our full match preview ahead of Sunday.
Last Time Out
Last time out, London City Lionesses won against West Ham at home.
Kosovare Asllani led by example, scoring the only goal of the game. She capitalised on a mistake by the West Ham goalkeeper - sneaking the ball from her feet and tucking it home for one of the easiest finishes of her glittering career.
Read the full story using the button below.
Opposition Overview
Leicester City will be tough visitors to overcome on Sunday, sitting at the top of their Subway Women’s League Cup group and ninth in the WSL.
They have five points from six games in the WSL, a promising start to Passmoor’s reign in Leicestershire.
Steadying the ship, the Foxes have lost only two of their last six games, going unbeaten in their last two fixtures.
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Jocelyn Prêcheur's Press Conference
Team News
“The team is doing well, we have just a couple of players who need to regenerate a little and recover a little, so we will make a small rotation for the game against Leicester, but globally, everyone is doing well.”
On the last two weeks…
“I don’t focus too much on the results. I know of course they are important, and I am satisfied with the two results at home. The results give us the time and confidence to improve and become better.
“I’m more focused on the quality of our game, building this team. Despite the fact we have won our last two games, I know we can do better and the game on Sunday is an important opportunity for us to improve and develop our game collectively and individually.
“It’s a good opportunity and an important game for us.”
On Linari and Asllani…
“I already underlined many times the importance of experienced players, especially when you realise that 60% of our squad is under 23 years old.
“We have a lot of very talented young players. If you want to create a big club, you have to create the culture of these high levels, this winning culture, and this is where they are very helpful for me.
“They also have a huge impact on the pitch too, with their impact, experience and talent, knowledge and tactical knowledge. They make the link between my project tactically and the younger players.
On the international players…
“I’m very, very proud! You need to build the team, but also the individuals, keep developing them, sometimes more physically or tactically.
“We try to develop all of our players and when we see they improve, we are so proud of them, and when this is confirmed by a call-up, we are so proud.
“For Wassa (Sangaré), it’s her first time in the French national team. For Cerys (Brown), her first time in the England U23’s, Lotta (Lindström) has done incredible to get back into Finland’s team (after her injury) and it means we are doing well, we need to keep working, but it is a victory for me.”
On Wassa Sangaré…
“You see the global picture, she is a very young women who decided to leave her country, leave her home, her club, to go to England and take a risk, which is not easy to do when you are young, to completely change your environment.
“But this is what she wanted to do to find a challenging environment, and you will not find a more challenging one than in England.
“This call up is a result of all of her hard work, hope, bravery and choices, and it is inspiring for the rest of the players, as this is the place to be.
“It’s important for her, for our staff and for our club, and she is a good example of that.”
The start of the season before the international break…
“We can be satisfied with, and we are very proud to get, nine points from six games, but the project is more ambitious than that.
“When the majority of the players are with their national teams, this will be a good opportunity to review what we have done until now, and to choose what to focus on when players come back.
“November will be tough, every game is important and tough, but more opportunities to improve.”
See you on Sunday!