‘Group Has The Belief’ – Passmoor Prior To Watford Challenge

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‘Group Has The Belief’ – Passmoor Prior To Watford Challenge

Rick Passmoor is hoping his LCFC Women side can push on following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Southampton, with Barclays WSL2 action against Watford coming this weekend.

2026-11-07T17:00+00:00

by Matthew Temple

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‘Group Has The Belief’ – Passmoor Prior To Watford Challenge

Rick Passmoor is hoping his LCFC Women side can push on following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Southampton, with Barclays WSL2 action against Watford coming this weekend.

Matthew Temple

2026-11-07T17:00+00:00

‘Group Has The Belief’ – Passmoor Prior To Watford Challenge

Rick Passmoor is hoping his LCFC Women side can push on following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Southampton, with Barclays WSL2 action against Watford coming this weekend.

Matthew Temple

2026-11-07T17:00+00:00

‘Group Has The Belief’ – Passmoor Prior To Watford Challenge

Rick Passmoor is hoping his LCFC Women side can push on following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Southampton, with Barclays WSL2 action against Watford coming this weekend.

Matthew Temple

2026-11-07T17:00+00:00

‘Group Has The Belief’ – Passmoor Prior To Watford Challenge

Rick Passmoor is hoping his LCFC Women side can push on following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Southampton, with Barclays WSL2 action against Watford coming this weekend.

Matthew Temple

2026-11-07T17:00+00:00

Unbeaten in our last three fixtures inside 90 minutes, it felt like the tide had turned last weekend when the Foxes beat the Saints 4-3 on penalties in the Subway Players Cup, following Paulina Nyström’s late equaliser at Silverlake Stadium.

Now up against a newly-promoted Hornets side, led by head coach Renée Hector, our Manager shared his thoughts on Sunday’s test on Filbert Way…

‘They gave everything against Southampton’

Building on last weekend's win on the south coast.

Back-to-back draws against the Saints, both of which consisted of late equalisers on our part, not only shows the togetherness of the team, but also the ability to keep pushing until the final whistle, says Passmoor.

“They gave everything against Southampton,” he stated. “I think how we played and mastered our principles during those 97 minutes was good to see.

“The resilience and togetherness we showed as well, we scored late, created more opportunities (than previous games) so in terms of the data and stats, we were happy.

“It was a positive performance in the Saints game, it was a great feeling to secure the extra point on penalties, which really motivates the players.

“Pushing on from there, we know we have limitations on the squad in terms of availability, but the players gave everything and have accepted responsibility heading into this weekend.”

‘Positivity in the squad’

Smiles at Belvoir Drive.

Coming out on top against Southamtpon in last weekend’s shootout injects the squad with some very much needed confidence and momentum ahead of facing Watford this Sunday.

Searching for a first win in the league since a 4-2 success over Durham, the Manager believes you can see the development in this team, who he hopes can start to put a run of games together in order to push us up the standings.

“What we have to be is effective and efficient with how we want to play,” Passmoor continued. “On our day, we have seen throughout the season that we are more than capable against anybody.

“In this league everyone seems to pick points up against each other, so it’s really important to get onto a winning streak for momentum, which can then lift you right up the league, which is always competitive.

“But what we’ve seen in recent training and last weekend, there should be positivity within the squad, and when you look at that cup game down at Watford, we played very well and dominated play.

“The two learning curves from that are we need to finish off the attack and be concentrated for the full 95 minutes, but the players are looking forward to the game.

‘We’ve got a young team’

Providing more minutes to players under 21 than the WSL average.

Unfortunate injuries over the start of the season, to the likes of Club captain, Sam Tierney, for instance, has made rotation in the squad fairly difficult.

However, he was keen to point out how well the younger ones in the squad and Academy players have done, when provided an opportunity to impress.

“We need our players to deliver to the game plan and bring that momentum and energy to get the fans on the edge of their seats and backing them,” Passmoor added.

“We’ve got a very young team, and they’re learning all the time. Leading into the Southampton game, the average minutes of WSL1 and WSL2 teams for players under 21, per club, is just under 600.

“Yet leading into Southampton last week, we’re around 2,500, so that shows the direction and what we’re looking to build.

“It shows that we are happy to give those opportunities if they are good enough, regardless of age, and we need to make sure we learn from this, because the group has had a good belief and togetherness.”

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