United Thrashes Hammers 3-1, Reeling in Champions' Title!
‘We’ve got to take our chances’ – Manchester United must be ruthless against West Ham says Skinner Manchester United head coach Marc Skinner says that his side must be ruthless and take their chances when they face West Ham United this evening. The Red Devils travel to The Chigwell Construction Stadium to face The Hammers in their latest Barclays Women’s Super League match. When speaking in the pre-match press conference, Manchester United boss Skinner emphasised the need for his side to take their chances and be prepared for West Ham United’s counter-attacks.
“They still playing a similar style [under Rita Guarino], slightly different,” Skinner said. “I think [Riko] Ueki is a huge player for them but it’s an incredibly talented front-line. We always have to be prepared for that, we have to be prepared for counter threats on that pitch.
“It’s not a massive pitch, so you’ve always got to be prepared for that. It’s always a game where you have to play the pitch as well as the team on it. “We have to try to take the game to West Ham as much as we can but I absolutely believe that we have to be fully-focused when we are with the ball because their threat on the counter-attack is real.
If we want to win this game, we’ve got to take our chances, create many moments where we can take our chances and that will be the key. ” Manchester United return to action just three days on from their 2-0 defeat to Chelsea in the Subway Women’s League Cup final. Skinner gave details of his side’s preparation in such a short space of time.
He said “It’s more about individual meetings at this point. We will walk through the game plan, do some video and then go out on the [training] field to maximise freshness then we go down [to West Ham]. “Our girls have been good at that, they’ve got used to it with the Champions League.