Arsenal enter the new season buoyed by their Champions League triumph but face the challenge of closing the domestic gap with Chelsea, who have won six consecutive WSL titles. The Gunners last claimed the WSL in 2019 and must improve early-season consistency to compete. Managerial change saw Jonas Eidevall depart and Renee Slegers promoted from interim to permanent head coach after steadying the team and guiding them to European success. The squad has worked intensively with Slegers over the summer to refine its approach. Emphasis is on starting strongly, maintaining form, and learning to win even when performances are imperfect.
As soon as you win something as big as [the Champions League], there is a target on your back,
There is an expectation that you should go on and do amazing things. Domestically, we haven't won nearly as much as we probably could have and we probably should have.
There's really no excuses. We have the team. We have everything in place. It's about putting it together on the field and matching up to those expectations.
Chelsea have made a habit of being able to win when they are maybe not playing their best football and I think that's something we could learn from them.
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