‘Embracing The Challenge’ – Passmoor Looks To Watford

Getting the most out of the international break has been key for Rick Passmoor and his coaching staff, as our Manager reflects on the first block of the season and discusses how the team can improve moving forward.

2026-10-16T09:00+01:00

by Matthew Temple

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‘Embracing The Challenge’ – Passmoor Looks To Watford

Getting the most out of the international break has been key for Rick Passmoor and his coaching staff, as our Manager reflects on the first block of the season and discusses how the team can improve moving forward.

Matthew Temple

2026-10-16T09:00+01:00

‘Embracing The Challenge’ – Passmoor Looks To Watford

Getting the most out of the international break has been key for Rick Passmoor and his coaching staff, as our Manager reflects on the first block of the season and discusses how the team can improve moving forward.

Matthew Temple

2026-10-16T09:00+01:00

‘Embracing The Challenge’ – Passmoor Looks To Watford

Getting the most out of the international break has been key for Rick Passmoor and his coaching staff, as our Manager reflects on the first block of the season and discusses how the team can improve moving forward.

Matthew Temple

2026-10-16T09:00+01:00

‘Embracing The Challenge’ – Passmoor Looks To Watford

Getting the most out of the international break has been key for Rick Passmoor and his coaching staff, as our Manager reflects on the first block of the season and discusses how the team can improve moving forward.

Matthew Temple

2026-10-16T09:00+01:00

Our second matchday in the Subway Players Cup sees us take on fellow Barclays WSL2 side Watford in the capital this weekend, giving LCFC Women the chance to bounce back after four consecutive losses.

Confident in his side’s ability to learn from our mistakes, here are the main talking points ahead of Saturday’s test in Barnet, a 3pm BST kick-off at The Hive...

'Utilising the international break'

Overseeing training at Belvoir Drive.

The recent round of international fixtures has given the Manager his first opportunity to step away from the matchday schedule and analyse the start to the season.

Speaking about what training has looked like over the last 10 days or so, he is confident that plenty of good work has been done to ensure the team is in a good place for the restart.

“It’s been a well-utilised international break for the players and staff who have remained around the building,” Passmoor stated. “We’ve been working on a lot of individual player plans and unit work, focusing on areas that we can control.

“It’s been progressive on the football pitch, even though some days we’ve only had eight or so players available.

“But off the pitch, we’ve had a lot of meetings with departments, not just reviewing the first six weeks of the season but also discussing the new playing philosophy and game model we’re trying to introduce, which we know will take time.

“We’ve looked at the stats and identified areas where we’re doing well on matchdays, as well as others where we need to sharpen up.”

'There'll be bumps in the road'

Leicester are without a win since a 4-2 success over Durham last month.

Admitting that the last few weeks haven’t made for promising reading, the 59-year-old has always believed that this project was never going to bring instant success. Instead, it would involve a rebuild, from the culture around the training ground, to the style of play on the pitch.

“The biggest thing is that everybody, including players, staff and fans, needs to be on board with understanding the situation, staying united as a collective and embracing this challenge,” he continued.

“We need to back the players on the pitch and continue to develop our model and how we want to play, while also ensuring that everyone brings their A-game.

“What we’ve got to concentrate on now is developing those phases of play so that we can improve our game management, whether that’s in possession or out of possession, and start to control the narrative.

“With 14 players leaving and nine coming in over the summer, we need to understand that it’s a process. It’s not just about getting things right now, although we’d like to, but about laying the foundations for long-term success.

“There will be bumps in the road, but we must believe in what we’re doing, the environment we’re creating and the direction we want to go in.”

'They're a good team'

Passmoor believes Watford will not be an easy side to beat.

This weekend’s opponents are looking for their first win of the season following promotion from the third tier last term, but Passmoor doesn’t want the Foxes to underestimate the Hornets.

Acknowledging that Watford are also searching for a run of form to turn things around, he hopes his side can arrive at The Hive on Saturday and get back to winning ways.

“With all the modern comms and analysis we’ve got, everyone knows about each other after the first four or five games, and we know they are a good team,” our Manager added.

“Like ourselves, they’ll want to get into that run and pattern of winning games, but you’ve got to believe in and trust the process to get those results.

“We’ve got to encourage the players and build a positive environment, and then I believe that will happen.

“We’re playing against a good team, but it gives us an opportunity to return to winning ways through our standard of play. We’ll take the players we have available and ensure we represent this Club well and get that win.”

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