Birmingham Metropolis head coach Amy Merricks says that her facet will rise to the problem after they face Tottenham Hotspur within the Subway Ladies’s League Cup this afternoon.
The Blues tackle high tier Spurs on the BetWright Stadium in Leyton of their newest group stage match.
When talking within the pre-match press convention, Birmingham Metropolis boss Merricks highlighted the problem of the problem however mentioned that her facet will relish the chance to trigger an upset.
“It’ll be robust,” Merricks mentioned. “We respect them, we all know the place they’re at and I feel the advance underneath Martin [Ho] has been superb. It’s actually good to see him go in there and have such a optimistic impression on the staff.
“For us, I really like these video games and the staff relish these video games. That is what we’re completely about; we wish to defy the percentages, we wish to do very nicely in each competitors. The truth that they’re WSL opposition, we don’t concern that.
“We all know what we have to do; we have to make the sport very tough for them to play their method which we’ll do. On the again of that, when we have now the ball, we have now to be intentful with our actions and courageous. We’ve a transparent technique that performs to our strengths, so I’m wanting ahead to it. It’ll be robust however we lean into that.”
Spurs fielded a robust facet as they defeated Aston Villa on penalties of their first group recreation. The North Londoners are wanting to do nicely on this season’s competitors however Merricks was eager to emphasize the truth that this afternoon’s fixture could be gained by both facet.
She mentioned “The sport is 11 v 11 with one soccer on the pitch, that doesn’t change. We respect them and the place they’re however equally, we actually wish to exhibit the place we’re and showcase ourselves with this chance and I’m actually enthusiastic about that. The sport is 11 v 11 and we wish to go toe-to-toe.
“We’ll do no matter we have to do to make it actually tough for them however I’m anticipating us to go front-foot forwards and actually showcase ourselves in the most effective gentle. If we stress about them, what’s the purpose? The sport is 11 v 11 with one soccer, so let’s dominate the sport with and with out the ball.”
The long-term purpose for Birmingham Metropolis is Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League soccer. Merricks doesn’t simply wish to use this afternoon’s fixture as a measurement of progress, she desires Blues to compete to progress within the Subway Ladies’s League Cup.
She mentioned “It’s a extremely good alternative to see the place we’re at this level however I have a look at issues a bit otherwise. WSL2 sides attending to finals [is difficult] however why trouble in any competitors when you’re not going to purpose to do in addition to you’ll be able to which is attempting to win each recreation. We wish to do nicely in each competitors and we’re not simply penning this recreation off.
“We’re actually happy with the membership, we are attempting to get that again the place it ought to belong and meaning attempting to do nicely in each competitors, with the ability to compete in opposition to WSL sides. Our ambition may be very clear on the place we wish to be.
“We’ve a number of gamers on this staff which have performed within the WSL or NWSL, senior worldwide soccer, so I actually really feel like we will convey one thing to this recreation.”
Birmingham Metropolis’s Subway Ladies’s League Cup fixture at Tottenham Hotspur kicks-off at 2pm this afternoon.
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