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We Need The Same Energy & Intensity, Says Miquel

Amandine Miquel sees improvement on the pitch from LCFC Women and looks to this weekend's match against Liverpool as another opportunity to prove themselves on home soil.

2025-01-25T15:00+00:00

by Matthew Temple

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25 Jan, 2025

We Need The Same Energy & Intensity, Says Miquel

Amandine Miquel sees improvement on the pitch from LCFC Women and looks to this weekend's match against Liverpool as another opportunity to prove themselves on home soil.

Matthew Temple

2025-01-25T15:00+00:00

We Need The Same Energy & Intensity, Says Miquel

Amandine Miquel sees improvement on the pitch from LCFC Women and looks to this weekend's match against Liverpool as another opportunity to prove themselves on home soil.

Matthew Temple

2025-01-25T15:00+00:00

We Need The Same Energy & Intensity, Says Miquel

Amandine Miquel sees improvement on the pitch from LCFC Women and looks to this weekend's match against Liverpool as another opportunity to prove themselves on home soil.

Matthew Temple

2025-01-25T15:00+00:00

We Need The Same Energy & Intensity, Says Miquel

Amandine Miquel sees improvement on the pitch from LCFC Women and looks to this weekend's match against Liverpool as another opportunity to prove themselves on home soil.

Matthew Temple

2025-01-25T15:00+00:00

Our hunt for a second success in this Barclays Women's Super League season continues when Liverpool make the trip to King Power Stadium for a 3pm GMT kick-off this Sunday.

A fixture which ended in a 1-1 draw last time out, Miquel previewed the challenge during Thursday's press conference at Belvoir Drive and here are the main talking points...

'Hard to decide who will play'

Putting in a POTM performance against Spurs.

Sari Kees late withdrawal in the starting line-up against Tottenham Hotspur paved the way for Julie Thibaud to put in a Player of the Match performance despite defeat.

When asked if the French centre-half will retain her space in the team this weekend, Miquel stated that she has a lot of valuable defenders in the team that can perform well.

"It's the only position were we have four fully fit players of international quality so it's hard to decide which two will play," the Manager told the media.

"She (Thibaud) played very well last weekend but if Sari [Kees] or Chantelle [Swaby] had played then I'm sure they would have done well.

"It's a hard one, and one of the few positions where I have freedom to pick so we will see how they all do during training this week before the next game."

'I don't see pressure'

Miquel has showed trust in our Academy players this season.

Miquel has offered minutes to players rising through our Academy, notably Nelly Las and Simone Sherwood, who have already scored their first senior goals this term.

Sammy Kaczmar's WSL debut in the capital last time out was proof once again that the pathway at Belvoir Drive remains strong, and the Manager hopes to keep that the case in this all important second period.

"No I'm not worried about the pressure on them," Miquel continued. "I don't see the pressure when they play. They have a will to do well and do their best.

"Sometimes they are running more than the older players as they are less calculated in their efforts, but no I don't see any of them without confidence.

"When they come in, we make sure the pressure is off, we don't want any player to play with pressure. At the moment we have half a season left. If maybe there are two games left, then there will be, but right now there isn't and we want to play with more freedom."

'Lacking that killer instinct'

The Foxes have scored just three times this season.

Scoring goals has been City's downfall this season, and while injuries have plagued our squad this season, Miquel remains confident in her side's ability to add the finishing touch to an otherwise improving style of play.

She added: "It shows from the last game, that the players are starting to understand what is being asked of them. In possession they are more efficient, but maybe lacking that killer instinct.

"Last week we were around the opponents' goal a lot more and were unlucky so for me it is moving forward in the right direction, and hopefully one will eventually go in and give us confidence.

"Right now, we're not looking at individual games in which we should be getting points, but instead head into every game with the same energy and intensity."

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