Slegers and misfiring Arsenal badly need a result in WSL north London derby
Gunners’ title hopes have seemingly evaporated and their under-pressure manager faces her latest test against Spurs It says much about Arsenal’s predicament that the team who have conceded 12 in two games are not the side whose manager is under most pressure before a north London derby. Tottenham, four points above their neighbours before Saturday’s meeting, may have been humbled in consecutive Women’s Super League matches – but all eyes are on Renée Slegers.
Arsenal are winless in five WSL matches for the first time, and the most decorated club in English women’s football desperately need a turning point. Their failure to beat Birmingham City at home last Saturday, dropping points against a promoted side for the second time this season, again demonstrated the team’s inability to convert possession into goals. They increasingly look like a team stuck in Groundhog Day.
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