Renee Slegers previews Arsenal Women's FA Cup match against Brighton.
-TIMESTAMPS-
00:00 - Intro.
00:10 - Wednesday took a lot of energy. Brighton is an important match.
00:49 - Whats changed since last season?: Life is a journey. if you have a growth mindset everything will help you. We've learned a lot.
01:41 - McCabe incident: I've reviewed it. Spoken to Katie. She was very apologetic. Across those two games it was a great product of women's football.
02:32 - FA Cup: very important. Now we go to prepare after Chelsea, that's the big challenge of this block.
03:15 - Team News: Catley and Williamson are out.
03:55 - goalkeeper decision: we pride ourselves on making big decisions. Being in this position where the goals are so close, we're in a dream scenario.
05:00 - want less chaotic games?: of course you want to play a game, 90 mins in control. But that doesn't happen. We were accepting of the momentum shift against a team going after goals.
06:44 - Brighton: they possess the ball really well. They're brave in their game. They look to dominate the ball. Great environment.
07:52 - Learning from cup games: you need to bring everything to a top game like that. Mentality comes into those games. You can win the margins.
09:27 - Dealing with momentum shifts: it's building a library with the players, planning with different scenarios and working with the players.
11:43 - Players standing taller in European games: I wouldn't say there's a difference in competitions. These are professionals who were younger with a dream. As a group we're really good right now.
11:33 - Priorities: we have a squad that's well prepared, it's about making well informed decisions.
12:22 - Defensive strengths: we work really hard with the players to make a strong game plan. Ownership of the players to understand their roles.
13:00 - Brighton: they always do something different. They have specific game plans for specific moments.
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By HaytersTV
April 3, 2026