Manager Renée Slegers’ puffed cheeks said it all when the full-time whistle went.
Yes, teams are defending against them, as a battling Køge and goalkeeper Alberte Vingum did on Tuesday night, but this feels like an Arsenal problem: a mentality one, a training ground one, a ruthlessness one.
Køge, meanwhile, have built some real momentum in the Champions League having earned a 4-1 win over Riga and 2-1 win over Hearts in the second round of qualifying before a 2-1 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven sealed their place in the league phase.
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Mariona Caldentey’s 93rd-minute penalty delivered a win and a dose of relief to fans bouncing behind the goal in the North Bank after the ball hit the back of the net, but Arsenal’s narrow defeat of HB Køge in their Champions League opener left more questions unanswered than answered for the Gunners.
Manager Renée Slegers’ puffed cheeks said it all when the full-time whistle went. If it had been revealed on the final whistle that a forcefield surrounded the opposition goal at Meadow Park, many would have believed it, such was the extent of Arsenal’s ridiculous profligacy in front of goal in their league phase opener.
Exactly what is stopping Arsenal from getting the ball in the back of the net with a swagger reflective of their talent-laden squad is hard to pinpoint. Yes, teams are defending against them, as a battling Køge and goalkeeper Alberte Vingum did on Tuesday night, but this feels like an Arsenal problem: a mentality one, a training ground one, a ruthlessness one.
The shadow of Sunday’s trip to Stamford Bridge loomed large at Meadow Park with eight changes made to the team that salvaged a point against Manchester United deep into added time on Saturday.
Only centre-back pairing Leah Williamson and Steph Catley and forward Stina Blackstenius retained their place in the starting XI for their Champions League opener.
Køge, meanwhile, have built some real momentum in the Champions League having earned a 4-1 win over Riga and 2-1 win over Hearts in the second round of qualifying before a 2-1 aggregate win over PSV Eindhoven sealed their place in the league phase.
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