Marc Skinner matchday Q and A ahead of West Ham game 25 September 2022

Marc, let’s mirror briefly on that magnificent season opener final Saturday, I’m certain the morale within the squad has been nice this week?
“Yeah, look, we have been devastating for the primary half and Studying got here, they’d a really clear recreation plan to return and stifle us after which counter assault and Studying, I’ve all the time discovered a really tough staff to play in opposition to. So, all credit score to the women, we began with actual vitality, dedication to what we’re making an attempt to attain this 12 months. Second half, we want to be higher, we wish to be as constant as we have been within the first half, however Studying modified their technique and tried to destroy what we might do. However the vitality was nice. In our pre-game assembly, we all the time have a five-minute assembly, the women got here in and I left them for about 90 seconds as a result of the vitality, the way in which they have been vibing off one another, the dialog, was so good. I reminded them of it on the finish of it quite than cease them and begin the assembly. So, that confirmed the place they have been at and it was a very constructive begin from us.”

There’s all the time been fairly vibe within the squad and that was clearly clear initially of that recreation…
“It’s and also you see their connections. And we’re forming new ones as a result of now we have new gamers however all credit score to the gamers, they did precisely what we requested of them within the first half, they did so effectively, and the sport was accomplished by 35 minutes. as an expert staff, you must by no means really feel like that, and I don’t assume we did, however, second half, we tried to maintain probing, we might have scored once more. So, all in all, it was a very constructive begin and extra importantly, I believe I used to be actually happy with the clear sheet. The clear sheet is necessary.”