Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall says that winning back-to-back FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cups would be even more special than what the club achieved in the competition last season.
The Gunners ended a four-year trophy drought by winning last season’s FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup and they are now as little as 90 minutes of football away from having the opportunity to defend their trophy in this year’s final.
When speaking to the media ahead of the semi-final against Aston Villa, Arsenal boss Eidevall said that winning the competition back-to-back would be even more special than last season’s victory.
“I’ve been on the good side of winning in my head coach career, won a lot of trophies and for me, you’re always hungry for more of it,” Eidevall said. “It’s not like you think that you’re done just because you won one trophy, the harder part in football and in life to be honest is to be on a high level for a long time; being consistent in doing that and finding new ways to elevate and to develop.
“I think when you look back at things, that’s where you can find some real pleasure in doing and we now have that opportunity to defend a trophy and to win something back-to-back. For me, that’s even more special than doing just one thing once, so let’s really try to savour that moment and make the most out of it.”
Going on to discuss the challenge posed by Aston Villa, Eidevall said that he sees a team that have been growing since the winter break.
He said “It’s a good side, Aston Villa. They have a lot to play for being in the semi-finals, just as we do.
“Apart from the game against Liverpool, their last game here which I think they’re disappointed with, I think you have seen a Villa side that has been progressing and developing after the new year. We need to be on our very best behaviour and performance tomorrow in order to get the result we want. ”
Arsenal’s FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup semi-final against Aston Villa kicks-off at 7.15pm on Wednesday evening.
