Slegers and Kelly on ‘special’ win over Chelsea
Slegers and Kelly on ‘special’ win over Chelsea Slegers hails “mission completed” as Kelly revels in “proper display” while both stress it is only half-time in the quarter-final Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images While Chelsea were left crying about VAR decisions that went against them, handily ignoring the calls that went in their favour , Renee Slegers and Chloe Kelly focused on the quality of Arsenal ’s display and the position it gives them in the tie. Slegers described the contest as demanding in every sense, with Arsenal needing to solve problems throughout the game before their quality told. “It was a very tight game, two good teams going against each other,” the head coach said.
“Chelsea created some opportunities early in the game. We stayed in the game, we were calm. It was constantly finding solutions to create spaces, to find ways out, to solve the press.
So there were a lot of decisions being made and a lot of changes in what we wanted to do. “And that, in combination with very high intensity and a lot of duels and very tight spaces on the pitch, it was a very demanding game for the players. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images “Of course, very happy how we were task-focused and were composed in all moments and stayed in control.
The players felt in control the whole game and we were ruthless with our chances. So it’s really positive. So we wanted this, this is, mission completed.
“We wanted to start well this first leg at the Emirates with the help of our fans. “So, I’m really happy with that. But now it’s half-time, so we’ll have to go and play them at Stamford Bridge in the second leg.