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00:00This is what she can really draw on this afternoon to try and keep Man City at bay as long as they possibly can.
00:06She was her ever-industrious self against the Lionesses during the October international break for Australia.
00:16The referee for this afternoon is Ryan Hacking.
00:23As soon as he is happy, we are ready to get underway.
00:26Today will be match day seven of the Women's Super League up and running.
00:36So after three weeks away, the Super League is back with two sides who need to hit the ground running after the international break.
00:44Manchester City, of course, they have title aspirations of their own.
00:47They know they cannot afford a single slip in pursuit of their first top flight silverware in ten years.
00:54At the other end of the table, West Ham must put their worst ever start to a season behind them if they are to begin their climb up the table.
01:04It's turning into quite the ask at this early stage of the season for Rhianne Skinner and her West Ham United side.
01:12Luke, those three weeks away, though, on international duty, a couple of the players did have very positive experience.
01:19She feels as though that will buoy them coming into this second round of fixtures.
01:23Yeah, and I'd have to agree with that because no matter what happens, when you are going through a bit of a sticky spell,
01:28it can feel like a little bit of Groundhog Day when you go into training day in, day out, and you're just trying to look for those answers.
01:34But when you have a little bit of a break away, away from the day-to-day, you can really try to reset and just think about what's important,
01:40what the positives are over the start of the season, what the negatives are, and it gives you that chance to be together.
01:45Yes, there's players that have been away on international breaks and haven't been a part of the squad,
01:49but the majority would have been together, building on what they thought was a very positive performance last time out.
01:55So I think it's come at the right time for them, and today is going to be a real interesting battle because, you know as well as I do,
02:02when the team is flying as high as Man City are, winning week in, week out, and then you look on paper and you think,
02:08well, it's just going to be an easy one. This is when people take their eye off the ball and, uh, shocks can certainly happen.
02:16At the stand, United, we saw from their kick-off routine, it's something which is becoming much more common
02:20in, uh, modern-day football.
02:22Just trying to get Manchester City back turned towards their own goal.
02:28City, who are threatening first.
02:31Puginja Short
02:31trying to find Pugino inside the penalty area.
02:36It's as though Pugino is going to retain her place on the left-hand side of this very dynamic Manchester City front line.
02:45Spearheaded, of course, by Khadija Short, who has an incredible record against West Ham United.
02:50Six goals against the Hammers during her WSL career so far.
02:56Here in an early sighting, I think what we'll see this afternoon is, is her running down the side outside the 18-yard box
03:02to try and sort of pull centre-halfs out of the middle of the box again, like you mentioned.
03:06And Pugino getting in the back post, and that's certainly what they'll be looking for,
03:09but she'll be looking to try and add to that tally as quickly as she can this afternoon.
03:12Puginja Shemmick sends that one along.
03:17She is.
03:18Both goalkeepers actually on the pitch.
03:21She was still awaiting their first WSL clean sheets of the season.
03:26Manchester City have looked very good going forwards.
03:30Do you have the old tendency to leave the back door open?
03:33Yes, the way that Andre Yegerts wants his side to play.
03:38Of course, they move from the more possession-based style under Harold Taylor.
03:43Much more frantic, much more transition-led attacks.
03:48Certainly one which has produced plenty of chances, plenty of goals at this early stage of the season.
03:54I think a lot of the work done by the manager over the international break, perhaps Luke will have been spent on
04:03just regaining a bit more control of the games as well as maintaining that attacking threat too.
04:09Yeah, you mentioned the dynamic front four that they do have,
04:13and I think the idea, especially in this first part of the season,
04:16is to get the ball to them as quickly as possible.
04:18But like you say, they haven't been the ones to keep too many clean sheets,
04:22and they have to sort of try and have that control to try and shut the back door
04:26and not create sort of a basketball-type fixture.
04:29And I think now they're showing the control.
04:31It's playing out from the back, and this is where they can cause problems.
04:34You can see where Harvey.
04:35It's playing out by Uendo.
04:41It's her 28th birthday on Wednesday.
04:52Asagawa, former West Ham United midfielder,
04:56has taken her game to another level ever since she moved north to Manchester.
05:00Such a key part of this Manchester City side.
05:07Three seasons, three PFA Team of the Year inclusions,
05:12two Ballon d'Or nominations as well.
05:18Given perhaps a bit more licence to get forward
05:20now that she is paired in more of a double pivot alongside
05:23Laura Blinkiller-Brown.
05:25Midemar.
05:31Running Fugino.
05:36Manchester City felt as though West Ham did get a block on that shot,
05:39but an early chance for the hosts nonetheless.
05:44It was interesting to see how easy it was for Man City
05:47to get the ball back from the throw-in,
05:48but they worked it inside,
05:49and what I did enjoy is how Gorey got herself out of that 18-yard box
05:54as quickly as possible.
05:55The numbers are there for West Ham.
05:56They're not feeling too stretched early on,
05:59so good pressure,
06:00which allowed them to just sort of get away with
06:03not giving the corner away.
06:04as you know,
06:09the international break started onside Janishita and
06:12Asagawa
06:13in the defeats to Norway on Tuesday.
06:18It's been much more of a regular for Manchester City this season.
06:22The previous campaign is Midemar for Shaw.
06:31Tizziak across to cover.
06:34Yeah, good defending from Tizziak.
06:36She smelt the danger,
06:37got herself across ball side
06:38exactly where she needed to be
06:40and Shaw couldn't roll away down the outside.
06:42day in mid- quindi.
07:05Yeah, it didn't take them long, did it?
07:05did it nearly six minutes into the game chelsea asserting their dominance over london city lionesses
07:14the women's super league newcomers and that is exactly what we were talking about wasn't it luke
07:22in the build-up to this game manchester city need to not only maintain the pace of chelsea
07:27but better than in some areas and when chelsea are able to inflict themselves that early on
07:33women's super league games it makes it very difficult as denton the strong running forwards
07:38looking for ueki where he picks up the pieces
07:41city with plenty of players back almost everyone inside their own penalty area
07:51i say strong technical runner
07:56prior didn't quite clear that one he'll come here for uendo
08:02looking for ueki and mansegawa
08:05just take this one out to safety and settle for the goal kick but much better that from west ham
08:13yeah really good break down the left-hand side from denton she made up so much ground on the overlap
08:18just was able to get that cross
08:20early and mansegawa didn't really deal with it and they say he then follows up prior who's back in the
08:26side today made a little bit of a hash of the clearance and endos almost looks like she's trying
08:30to get a shot off early it can't just fall for them but the way i say here the reaction that she
08:35has to just try and stop that ball coming forward i think shows you the intent that west ham are going
08:39to play with this afternoon a bit of a nervy clearance it was by 20-year-old gracie prior who
08:45was in action for the young lionesses england under 23s over the international break
08:50that's been given away by casparai here's martinez options waiting on the edge of the area
08:56una siren screaming for the ball that they didn't arrive now manchester city can break and this is
09:02where jegler likes his side to play on the counter-attack fugino
09:06one killer brown
09:09and segawa
09:11steadying the ship
09:13a brilliant through ball
09:16slightly behind bunny short
09:17as yak zaby to recover and need mark
09:20was beaten to it as well by denton
09:23there's bene
09:26and killer brown
09:31you know
09:38isn't afraid of stepping into the central areas in the pitch you won't stick out on that left-hand side too long
09:45field, the Japan international, nicely works, right hand side for Kasparaj, the creator in
10:01chief this season for Manchester City, it's a grey ball in looking for Shaw, and the header
10:06nestles on the roof of the goal, that is how quickly Manchester City can go up through
10:12the gears, yeah and it looks as if it's just, I think it's come off Tizziak at the back post and
10:19I think it's gone out for a corner but it's good defending in the end and there's lots of bodies
10:23from West Ham but real nice play, Katrina Gurry tries to get across and cover the cross but
10:28Kasparaj great delivery but again the commitment at the back post from Endo and Tizziak allows them to
10:33to get it out for a corner and Shaw doesn't have a free header, 10 minutes then into this game the
10:39first corner, whooped in by Yui Hasegawa
10:51lifted back in, Yui Harvey that one all the way out and behind for a goal kick
11:00yeah West Ham have dealt with that very very well and you do notice when Man City have a lot of
11:05possession and like you say they're trying to play on that transition but once West Ham are set in
11:10their shape they've got 11 bodies behind the ball, very difficult to break down, matching every single
11:15runner and one two at the moment so a real solid start from West Ham so far
11:19Andrei Jägerlertz of course seven straight wins since losing to Chelsea in his debut game
11:27and smashed the City's head coach, speaking ahead of this game actually saying that he was happy with
11:32plenty of things in the early parts of the season such as winning the ball higher up the pitch but
11:37he does want to see them make much more of their chances even though they have scored more than any other
11:43side in the WSL he feels there is still more to come
11:51and that is an early indication of how the first 10 minutes or so have gone and the dominance of
11:59Manchester City
12:02I don't think West Ham will be too concerned at the moment because they're with winning the
12:05balls higher up committing bodies forward and if they just can make the uses like this
12:09here's Ueki looking up to deliver a ball for Martinez and Pryor had to be careful
12:15it was an awkward height for her to deal with but the 20 year old dealt well
12:21and it's exactly that's what you've got to look for especially Martinez and the way she can react on
12:26the break and and the problems she can cause and she's done that down the outside so far and she just
12:30couldn't quite get across and the delivery coming in wasn't where it needed to be and but what I will see
12:37is when they win the ball back high they can create chances just like this in towards Martinez
12:41again a say he was arriving
12:45will go out for a West Ham United corner
12:50that's for I just taking a bit of a knock there doing everything she could to throw herself in front
12:54of the cross
12:57yeah and that's not what we've seen from West Ham so far the defending that they've had to do has been
13:01a lot more controlled and it shows you when regardless the possession that Man City are having
13:05if they do give the ball away sloppily West Ham certainly have the pace and power on the on
13:10the break to turn it over and create chances but good bit of play here throwing down the side and
13:15and Ueki just keeps it alive gets it round the corner to Morgan who whips in a great cross and
13:20I say it looks like she's just going to tap it in but the captain coming across in Kasparais real good
13:26defending and she's come off a little bit worse for wear short they go from the resulting corner
13:33and there is ball straight out of play that will be a wasted opportunity
13:39Skinner will feel that
13:44yeah there are moments where you try and play short but that ball has to come in the box especially when
13:50you build a little bit of pressure having touched the ball two to 13 minutes why not just put the
13:55ball in ask questions of Man City's defensive setup and they failed to do that so that's a frustration
14:00one especially for Skinner on the touchline words of a former central defender there who I imagine would
14:06have wasted much of his career running up and down from the halfway line to inside the area only for the
14:12corner kick to go short yeah we didn't shout at them too much when they did that either
14:16they were Harvey
14:26still quite keen to play out from the back and West Ham United pouncing again winning the ball back in
14:31these high areas the wakey not cleared by Rose
14:37he will get a second bite of the cherry comes again and evades everyone and Benet
14:47will be able to keep it in play
14:49West Ham United though just starting to grow into this game that bit more having ridden the
15:04opening 10 minutes or so of extreme Manchester City pressure
15:08they're certainly playing with a lot of confidence seem very comfortable in what they've been asked
15:16to do by Rhian Skinner so a positive start yes they haven't had as much as possession but I don't
15:21think we expected that the way they've used the ball and the way they've pressed high on Manchester City
15:25last time out West Ham United had 12 shots against London City Lionesses three of those were on
15:42targets and they didn't manage to score as they fell to a one nil defeat it means that they've now
15:47scored just twice from their 66 shots this season those goals were an own goal
15:54Lefner van Domselaar of course in their game against Arsenal where they did take the lead
15:59and the penalty as well
16:03it's the easy thing for us to say is that simply they haven't been clinical enough
16:08you can't fault their grit and determination
16:12they're coming out of their shell a bit more here
16:17Gori that's for Endo to arrive that's a brilliant ball in for Uwaki with a chance
16:25saved by Yamashita denying her international colleague
16:30the game's first really big opportunity goes to West Ham
16:35and this is where Manchester City can counter
16:45Linky Lebrouw
16:47Florian Overall
17:00L pazudorski
17:08Zdorski
17:10Zdorski
17:14Zdorski
17:16I will just look to settle things down a bit
17:20as mentioned the momentum had shifted ever so slightly
17:22in West Ham United's favour
17:24it was a huge chance
17:29absolutely enormous from Oweke
17:31in this moment when you are struggling for goals
17:34and wins and points on the board
17:36great play from Guri
17:38out to Endo, rolls inside
17:40and Oweke just lets it run across her body
17:42gets herself in anywhere else in that goal
17:45where she could get the shot off
17:47and it's 1-0 West Ham
17:48and they've definitely come back into this game
17:50they're playing on the turnovers
17:52playing on the transitions
17:53and the use of their ball in attacking areas so far
17:56has been far and away better than Manchester City's
17:59a real chance for them to take an early lead
18:01against the run of play
18:02perhaps a finish of a striker lacking in confidence
18:06by this point last season
18:07Niko Oweke had already scored twice in the WSL
18:11she had an assist to her name as well
18:13this campaign was her best actually
18:16for both goals and assists combined
18:19nine in the women's super league in total
18:22just hasn't quite fallen for her though
18:27during this campaign
18:28that was a massive chance for West Ham United to take the lead
18:35which is something that they haven't been able to do as much this season
18:40they've spent only 15 minutes and 39 seconds leading in women's super league games
18:45feeling of any other side in the competition
18:48and Schemi comes to claim that cross
18:52brilliant goalkeeping
18:55takes away the pressure
18:56it looks like it's coming straight on top of Shaw
18:58and she's going to get a header away
18:59and Schemi the way she comes out and deals with that
19:02with no stress, no frills
19:04especially after giving the ball away
19:05and putting it out from a throw in from the kick before
19:08but West Ham's control
19:09and they are in possession
19:10they're playing with lots of confidence
19:12it's a very impressive start from them
19:14that's for I and the way on that occasion
19:18and then Killa Brown will draw the free kick
19:21Midemar
19:37it's a drop
19:39very deep to just get involved in the game
19:42in the corner from Hasegauer
19:46and here is Viviana Midemar
19:49Sadowski did just enough to hold her in her tracks
19:52but it's running short
19:54offering the support
19:56and dragging that shot just wide
19:58from the 18-yard box
20:01yeah, first time that Manchester City
20:04have really broke through the lines
20:06with some real good play
20:07and I think it's Midemar who falls on the second ball
20:09and is able to drive forward
20:10and firstly, it's a great bit of recovery play
20:12but you look at the players from West Ham
20:14you end up with seven or eight players around the ball
20:16just inside the 18-yard box
20:18and Shaw gets that opportunity with some real power
20:21gets it on her right foot
20:22and because there's so many bodies around her
20:25she has to get that shot off early
20:27and fortunately for West Ham
20:28she just drags it wide of the post
20:29that's a lovely turn by Frugino
20:32Logan halting her advances
20:36sometimes, Luke as a player, you'll know this
20:43it is just those individual moments, isn't it?
20:45which can then galvanise your teammates
20:48and maybe kick Manchester City into the next gear
20:51yeah, and I think that's the warning sign
20:54from Oweke's chance early on
20:56that they have to really wake up
20:57and play a bit more aggressive
20:59in terms of their possession
21:00and the way they're moving the ball
21:01but so far West Ham have had answers
21:03to everything that they've thrown at them
21:05and created their own chances
21:06and that's the thing
21:07I think when you are flying high
21:09or when you're struggling
21:10you have to take those key moments
21:12and there was certainly one at West Ham
21:14just missed there
21:15and again, Shaw
21:16especially maybe
21:17they're always thinking
21:19Chelsea are going to go and get the result
21:20go and get a win
21:21and that psychologically
21:22definitely carries weight
21:25when you're chasing some success
21:26as Manchester City are
21:28for West Ham United
21:30it has been a problem
21:31this season
21:32those periods in games
21:34where they just seem to escape them
21:36as Oweke trying to
21:37walk through behind again
21:39it's been about the consistency
21:42over the full 90 minutes
21:45for the Hammers
21:45and of course conceded
21:47twice in eight minutes
21:48against Aston Villa
21:49three times in seven minutes
21:51against Chelsea
21:51and then the damage is done
21:54that means that
21:56they're already out of the game
21:58it works the other way as well
22:00like you were saying
22:01when you are on top
22:02it's going to be much more efficient
22:04much more clinical
22:05that's where they struggled
22:06against London City Lionesses
22:07and they'll be hoping
22:08they don't come to root
22:10that missed opportunity there
22:12no but I think that also
22:13carries another way
22:14because you've created
22:16that chance
22:16which shows you
22:17yes we're doing the right things
22:18and let's just keep going
22:19yes you can have some disappointment
22:21but it's early on in the game
22:22so you have to brush that aside
22:24and they haven't taken
22:25their foot off the gas
22:26they haven't dropped back
22:27they're still pushing forward
22:28trying to win the ball
22:29and high up the pitch
22:30and I think Manchester City
22:31so far in those areas
22:32are playing into West Ham's hands
22:34a little bit
22:34with the tempo
22:35and they're not really
22:36trying to play through the lines
22:37just keeping it
22:38for the sake of keeping it
22:39and I think that's not been
22:40the way Manchester City
22:42have played
22:42and started this season
22:43they've gone forward
22:44very very quickly
22:45close control
22:49by Theo Morgan
22:50on this right hand side
22:52three players
22:53in the middle
22:53to aim for
22:54that was a say
22:55another big chance
22:58the only player
23:02to score for West Ham
23:03in the Women's Super League
23:04this season
23:05couldn't direct it on target
23:07and it's brilliant play
23:08from Morgan
23:08pace and power
23:09down the right
23:10it's a great delivery
23:10in just behind
23:11the six yard line
23:13and I say
23:13every single time
23:15and any young player
23:16watching this
23:17any young wide player
23:18get yourself inside
23:19the back post
23:19and that's what she's done
23:20so far
23:21and couldn't quite direct it
23:23real good connection
23:24on the volley
23:24but couldn't get it on target
23:26but another warning sign
23:27for West Ham
23:28for Manchester City
23:29that this West Ham side
23:30aren't coming here
23:31to settle it
23:31for anything other than chances
23:33Sisiak needs to be careful here
23:35that's maybe sold
23:37the goalkeeper
23:38who does bring down
23:39Bunny Shaw
23:40now this will be interesting
23:43referee Ryan Atkin
23:45says he was absolutely fine
23:48with that
23:49he will now just go over
23:54and check that Bunny Shaw
23:56is okay
23:56as her eyes
23:58lit up there
23:59a weak back pass
24:01despite
24:02under Tisiak
24:03Kasparai asking the question
24:08Ryan Atkin
24:11explaining his decision
24:13Kinga Shemek
24:15doesn't seem
24:16too phased
24:17no
24:18she certainly put her hands up
24:19very very quickly
24:20but I think it's the momentum
24:21and it just shows you
24:22how quickly momentum
24:23can change in a football match
24:24and Tisiak does brilliantly
24:26gets in a great position
24:27just that under hit
24:28back pass
24:28so maybe a little bit
24:29of hesitation
24:30from Shemek
24:31and it causes the issue
24:33and Shaw
24:33doesn't give it up
24:34and I think she just
24:35gets her shot off
24:36it's not really a tackle
24:37she goes round the outside
24:38of Shemek
24:39and it's not really
24:41a penalty for me
24:41but if you've got
24:43your blue hat on
24:43certainly you'll be
24:44calling for it
24:45a sprinkle of controversy
24:50then inside the opening
24:5125 minutes
24:53so up until that point
24:56West Ham United
24:57had been
24:57starting to look
24:59the more dominant side
25:01it's just a simple ball
25:05over the top
25:05which caused
25:06a bit of an issue
25:08in communication
25:09and execution
25:10in that West Ham United
25:12back line
25:13that's the key moments
25:16I talk about
25:17you have the chance
25:18at the other end
25:18and one ball forward
25:19looks like you're
25:20completely in control
25:21and just that human error
25:23almost
25:24and the execution
25:24on the back pass
25:25when you are in
25:26in the right position
25:27you've dealt with it well
25:28can really bring problems
25:30especially when you've got
25:31Shaw who can
25:32really put pressure
25:33onto people
25:34to get a chance
25:35out of nothing
25:35she did that there
25:36taken away
25:41and here's
25:42Viviana Miedema
25:43and she has
25:44willing runners
25:44left and right
25:45it's Fugino
25:46who does score
25:48this time
25:48Fugino scores
25:53in back-to-back games
25:54it was an important
25:58goal against Liverpool
25:59last time out
26:00but this one
26:01will just settle
26:02those citizens
26:04they're rewarded
26:06for their dominance
26:07in possession
26:07but it could have been
26:08oh so different
26:09and it's the first time
26:11that Manchester City
26:12have got in behind
26:13West Ham's
26:14midfield
26:15three or four
26:16and it's the mistake
26:17from Zdorski
26:18and it's that one there
26:19Miedema
26:19she has been the threat
26:21the one that looks like
26:21she's going to create something
26:22and the way she draws in
26:24three West Ham defenders
26:25and then just delivers it
26:27on a plate
26:28for Fugino
26:29the way she just drives
26:30and takes the space
26:31takes the space
26:32doesn't pass early
26:33and then ends up
26:35taking out Endo
26:36for the pass
26:37rolls it into Fugino's
26:38place
26:39and she's already had a shot
26:40this afternoon
26:41but that one
26:42was dealt with
26:43and dispatched brilliantly
26:44she held her nerve
26:47Fugino
26:48still just 21 years old
26:51I have to wonder
26:53just what her ceiling is
26:54because she's starting
26:55to turn into
26:56a really key player
26:58for Manchester City
26:59glimpses of it
27:01last season
27:02but it's the consistency
27:03this time around
27:04in her performances
27:05which have meant
27:06that she's made
27:07that left wing position
27:08pretty much her own
27:09under Andre Jeglerts
27:12there's almost like a
27:15sort of a carbon coffee
27:16position
27:18that West Ham
27:19missed their chance
27:20in early on
27:20and then
27:21it shows you the level
27:22that these Manchester City
27:23players are playing at
27:24just to take that chance
27:26when it comes
27:26no frills
27:27left foot strike
27:28across
27:29into the far corner
27:30it was never going to be
27:32stopped by Semic
27:33and with that
27:35Manchester City
27:36match Chelsea
27:38this afternoon
27:39and taking the lead
27:40this
27:42albeit
27:43an expected lead
27:44but one
27:44which they do need
27:46to take
27:47if they are to
27:48maintain pressure
27:49on the Blues
27:50at the top
27:52of the Women's Super League
27:53in the way
27:56West Ham United
27:58have started this game
27:59one goal may not be enough
28:00so
28:01City are back on the attack
28:04for Gino
28:04Uwahabi
28:05asked a bit too much
28:07of there
28:07the question is now
28:11can West Ham
28:13keep up that
28:13momentum
28:14can they keep up
28:15that aggressiveness
28:16in the way they're
28:17recovering
28:17rather than getting
28:18round bodies
28:19but so far
28:20the injection of pace
28:21into Manchester City's
28:22attack there
28:23shows that they need
28:24to really recover
28:25from this
28:26early blow
28:27Uwahabi
28:29for Fugino
28:31prior
28:41Benet
28:51we've not seen too much
28:53of in this game
28:54good score
28:56while she was away
28:57international duty
28:58with Switzerland
28:59and of course
29:00she has started
29:01in Manchester
29:03so so well
29:04balls and
29:06assists for her
29:07this has been
29:09the telling moment
29:10so far
29:11again it's a
29:13it's the failure
29:15to just pick up
29:15the pieces
29:16for West Ham United
29:17in midfield
29:17which allowed
29:18Midemar
29:18to dip in
29:19exactly
29:19it's just
29:20the bit of
29:20overplaying
29:21in the middle
29:22of the park
29:22and they secure
29:23the ball well
29:23but the way
29:25the delivery
29:25and I mentioned
29:26it
29:26Midemar
29:26just rolls
29:27it there
29:27into the path
29:28Fugino doesn't
29:30even have to
29:30break stride
29:31and just
29:31confidence off
29:32the left foot
29:33to execute it
29:34back across goal
29:35and they took
29:36the chance
29:37very very well
29:37and they haven't
29:38been able to
29:38create too much
29:39so far
29:40but I think
29:41West Ham will be
29:41very disappointed
29:42when they seemed
29:43like they were in
29:43fairly decent
29:44possession
29:45and they were
29:46able to then
29:46just lose it
29:48in such a
29:49difficult area
29:49and then it
29:49was only going
29:50to be one
29:50outcome
29:51once Manchester
29:51City have
29:52broke that
29:52line
29:53back by
29:58Ueki
29:59Fugino
30:03couldn't carry
30:03City forwards
30:04before she was
30:06met by
30:07Katrina Gori
30:07Skinner
30:18brought up
30:18her WSL
30:19century
30:20last time
30:20out
30:2050 of those
30:21games
30:21have been
30:22in charge
30:22of West Ham
30:23United
30:24just the
30:25nine victories
30:26though
30:27in that
30:27time
30:28on her
30:31last competition
30:32experience
30:33to get her
30:34side
30:34firing again
30:35she won't
30:35be too
30:35discouraged
30:36with what
30:36she's seen
30:37so far
30:37but it's
30:38those common
30:39themes that
30:39we have
30:40seen from
30:40this season
30:41propping up
30:43again for
30:43West Ham
30:44yeah I think
30:47it's just about
30:48now you look
30:49at Katrina
30:49Gori
30:50and how much
30:51experience we
30:52mentioned before
30:53the game
30:53just calm
30:54your team
30:54down
30:54there's nothing
30:55that can't
30:56be put right
30:57there's nothing
30:57that you have
30:58to sort of
30:59dramatise about
31:00just stay
31:01with the game
31:02and these
31:03occasions here
31:04you can't afford
31:04to give the
31:05ball away
31:05the way
31:06they have
31:06done
31:06Denton
31:07it was
31:08who nipped
31:08in
31:09just in the
31:10nick of time
31:11and Chemik's
31:12clearance
31:12didn't quite
31:14find the
31:14bylight
31:14nice ball
31:22it's an easy
31:24claim
31:24oh that's
31:29incredibly
31:33strange event
31:34there
31:34we don't see it
31:35too often
31:35do we
31:35from Chemik
31:36just holding
31:36on to the
31:37ball too long
31:37it may still
31:38work to
31:38West Ham
31:39United's
31:40advantage
31:40they've been
31:41able to be
31:41much more
31:42direct
31:42and find
31:43women
31:43is
31:44he
31:44does
31:47draw the
31:48free kick
31:48I think
31:51is
31:51he's been
31:51the bright
31:52spark so far
31:53for West Ham
31:53and you
31:54mentioned
31:54Benet we
31:55haven't really
31:55seen her
31:55I think
31:56that's
31:56because
31:56it's
31:57pretty much
31:58been going
31:58that way
31:58down the
31:59left-hand
31:59side
32:00for West
32:00Ham
32:00so they
32:01need to
32:01get at
32:01the ball
32:01as often
32:02as possible
32:02allow her
32:03to take
32:04them up
32:04the pitch
32:05and create
32:05these chances
32:06where she's
32:06just won
32:07the team
32:07a free
32:07kick
32:08she's the
32:09one who
32:10has so
32:11often made
32:11things happen
32:12for West Ham
32:13United last
32:14season 15
32:15direct goal
32:16involvements
32:17in the WSL
32:18nine goals
32:19and six
32:20assists
32:21can she lay
32:23another
32:23on the plate
32:25here
32:26for her
32:27West Ham
32:27United
32:28colleagues
32:28one goal
32:40down
32:40half an
32:41hour
32:41on the
32:41clock
32:41so you
32:44can float
32:45this one
32:45in
32:45and
32:46just use
32:47that one
32:48as catch
32:48in practice
32:49yeah the
32:51absolute best
32:51feeling in the
32:52world when
32:52you're a
32:52defender
32:53that your
32:53goalkeeper
32:53early shout
32:54comes out
32:55claims it
32:55and then
32:56distributes
32:56it like
32:56that
32:57brilliant
32:57Fugino
33:00just having
33:01to delay
33:01things
33:02ever so
33:02slightly
33:03as Manchester
33:03City
33:04weren't in
33:04a particular
33:04rush to
33:05reinforcements
33:07forwards
33:07Segawa
33:11able to
33:12pick the
33:13lock
33:14of this
33:14West Ham
33:14defence
33:15and it's
33:16only as
33:16far as
33:17Vivian
33:17and
33:17Midemar
33:18the shot
33:19was gravely
33:20charged down
33:20by
33:21Ander Tizjak
33:22and it's
33:25Midemar
33:26again
33:26falls into
33:27a great
33:27position
33:28but it's
33:28good play
33:29down the
33:29right-hand
33:29side
33:30and
33:30Hasegawa
33:30lovely
33:31little
33:31ball
33:31the ball
33:32comes across
33:33and you
33:33think
33:33Tizjak
33:33made a
33:34mistake
33:34but the
33:35way she
33:35reacts
33:35and gets
33:36herself out
33:36to close
33:37that
33:37distance
33:38between
33:38her
33:38and Midemar
33:39is fantastic
33:39and they're
33:40going to need
33:41that
33:41they're going
33:41to be able
33:42to get a
33:42clean clearance
33:43on every
33:43time the
33:44ball comes
33:44in the
33:44box
33:45and real
33:45good reactions
33:46from the
33:46centre-half
33:46another corner
33:52for
33:52Manchester City
33:52this time
33:53from the
33:54opposite
33:54side
33:55this one
33:57didn't cause
33:57too many
33:58issues
33:58for
33:58West Ham
33:59United
34:00but it's
34:00Uahavi's
34:01delivery
34:01towards
34:02Gracie
34:03Pryor
34:04and there's
34:05Hasegawa
34:05again
34:06charged
34:07out
34:07by
34:08Newt
34:08Denton
34:08this time
34:09again
34:14good
34:15defending
34:15good
34:16reaction
34:17getting
34:18your body
34:18on the
34:18line
34:18and that's
34:19what's
34:19going to
34:19be
34:19required
34:20now
34:20for
34:20West Ham
34:21just to
34:21see
34:22out
34:22these
34:22next
34:22five
34:22or
34:23ten
34:23minutes
34:23and
34:23do
34:24your
34:24best
34:24not
34:25to
34:25concede
34:25another
34:25one
34:26when
34:26you're
34:26under
34:26pressure
34:26stay
34:27calm
34:27stick
34:29together
34:29defend
34:29properly
34:30they're
34:30doing
34:31that
34:31so
34:31far
34:31prior
34:35obvious
34:36targets
34:37Jade
34:37Rose
34:38in
34:38there
34:38too
34:39this
34:41time
34:42an
34:42out
34:42swinging
34:42delivery
34:43Nui
34:45Hasegawa
34:45as it
34:47goes in
34:48towards
34:48Smedema
34:49sure
34:51will win
34:51the race
34:52with
34:52Martinez
34:52lovely
34:55footwork
34:55by her
34:56I believe
34:57Ryan Atkins
34:58says
34:58no foul
34:59city
35:02happy
35:03West Ham
35:04can
35:04break
35:05forward
35:05Martinez
35:06to
35:08carry
35:09this
35:09ball
35:10a long
35:10long
35:10way
35:11the
35:11German
35:11and
35:12she's
35:12found
35:12a
35:12say
35:12off
35:13the
35:14crossbar
35:14another
35:16another
35:17chance
35:18goes
35:18begging
35:18for
35:19West Ham
35:19and it's
35:22exactly who
35:23they would
35:23have wanted
35:24it to fall
35:24to as
35:25well
35:25Nillian
35:25Asahi
35:26denied
35:28by the
35:29frame of
35:29the goal
35:29what an
35:32opportunity
35:33and the way
35:33they created
35:34it was
35:34fantastic
35:35and
35:35Martinez
35:36drove
35:37almost the
35:37length of
35:37the pitch
35:38and picked
35:38it the
35:38perfect
35:39perfect
35:40pass
35:40for
35:40Asahi
35:41another
35:42opportunity
35:43goes begging
35:44for West
35:44Ham
35:44and you
35:44just
35:45think
35:45this is
35:46the
35:46moment
35:46this is
35:46where
35:47it
35:47turns
35:47around
35:47they've
35:47had a
35:48real
35:48good
35:4835
35:49minutes
35:49and
35:49like you
35:50say
35:51the one
35:51person
35:51you'd
35:51want it
35:52to fall
35:52to
35:52just
35:53can't
35:53take
35:53the
35:53chance
35:54to make
35:56amends
35:56here
35:56Asahi
35:57Friar a
36:00long way
36:00from the
36:01penalty area
36:02we dealt
36:03with it
36:04initially
36:04there's
36:04Fugino
36:05back
36:05supporting
36:06the
36:06City
36:06goal
36:06scorer
36:07all
36:14stays
36:14alive
36:15diligent
36:19defending
36:20by
36:20Fugino
36:21Minkiel
36:23Lebrun
36:23beauty of
36:25overplaying it
36:26themselves
36:26Manchester
36:26City
36:27made
36:31him up
36:32away
36:36with
36:37Uma
36:37Sirent
36:37doesn't
36:39see
36:39any
36:39issues
36:40there
36:40and
36:40it's
36:40Benet
36:41who
36:41she's
36:41looking
36:41to
36:42release
36:42on the
36:43far
36:43side
36:43it's
36:43a
36:43heavy
36:44touch
36:44again
36:44by
36:45Shemek
36:45now
36:47it's
36:47Hasegawa
36:47to go
36:48for
36:48goal
36:48and
36:49that
36:49one
36:49was
36:50always
36:50curling
36:51away
36:51from
36:51the
36:52post
36:52so
36:52this
36:52game
36:53has
36:53opened
36:54up
36:54that
36:54bit
36:54more
36:54yeah
36:56it
36:56comes
36:56from
36:56real
36:57good
36:57opportunity
36:57for
36:58West
36:58town
36:58and
36:58then
36:58Shemek
37:00gets
37:00in a
37:00real
37:02over
37:02the
37:02top
37:02and
37:02has
37:02the
37:03confidence
37:03just
37:04to
37:04take
37:04it
37:04under
37:05her
37:05control
37:06but
37:06it's
37:06just
37:07that
37:07one
37:07can
37:07you
37:07take
37:08the
37:08ball
37:08away
37:08but
37:09she
37:09does
37:09well
37:09to
37:09recover
37:10and
37:11Hasegawa
37:11takes
37:12on the
37:12opportunity
37:13when it
37:13falls
37:13to her
37:14and
37:14she
37:14just
37:14hasn't
37:14got
37:15the
37:15execution
37:15it's
37:15just
37:16that
37:16touch
37:16there
37:16is
37:16a
37:16little
37:17bit
37:17heavy
37:17but
37:18the
37:18way
37:18she
37:18settles
37:19herself
37:19and
37:19tries
37:19to
37:20get
37:20the
37:20shot
37:20off
37:20and
37:20if
37:21she
37:21gets
37:21it
37:22on
37:22target
37:22it's
37:22probably
37:222-0
37:23to
37:23Man City
37:23doesn't
37:25score
37:25many
37:25goals
37:26she
37:27does
37:27have
37:27one
37:27to
37:27her
37:27name
37:28this
37:28season
37:28already
37:29we know
37:30that she
37:31has
37:31so much
37:32quality
37:32in those
37:33boots
37:33effective
37:36from
37:36outside
37:37the
37:37penalty
37:38area
37:38as
37:39well
37:39by
37:46wakey
37:47Martinez
37:49by
37:52prior
37:53again
37:57sure
37:58I
38:03think
38:03when we
38:03were
38:03building
38:04up
38:04to
38:04this
38:04game
38:04Luke
38:05we
38:05were
38:05saying
38:06about
38:06how
38:06it
38:07could
38:07be
38:07quite
38:07an
38:07open
38:08affair
38:08it
38:08could
38:08be
38:08quite
38:09end
38:09to
38:09end
38:09it's
38:10taken
38:10about
38:1135
38:11minutes
38:11or
38:12so
38:12but
38:12it
38:12is
38:12now
38:13starting
38:13to
38:13turn
38:14into
38:14as
38:15you
38:15mentioned
38:15earlier
38:15a bit
38:16more
38:16of a
38:16basketball
38:16match
38:17for
38:18a
38:18neutral
38:19for
38:19the
38:19entertainment
38:20that
38:20is
38:20good
38:20value
38:21yeah
38:22and
38:22again
38:22I
38:23don't
38:23think
38:23that's
38:24sort
38:25of
38:28both
38:28teams
38:29are
38:29passing
38:29the
38:29ball
38:29now
38:30with
38:30intent
38:30to
38:31move
38:31the
38:31ball
38:31forward
38:31it's
38:32been
38:32brilliant
38:32the
38:32use
38:32of
38:33the
38:33ball
38:33the
38:33pass
38:33selection
38:34especially
38:34when there's
38:34been
38:35space
38:35for people
38:35to drive
38:36into
38:36the
38:37pass
38:37selection
38:37after that
38:38and the
38:38execution
38:38to go
38:39with it
38:39it's
38:39been
38:39brilliant
38:40and
38:40that's
38:40why
38:41we've
38:41seen
38:41so
38:41many
38:41chances
38:42in the
38:42last
38:42few
38:42moments
38:42and
38:43again
38:43the
38:43speed
38:44that
38:44the
38:44game
38:45is
38:45played
38:45at
38:45is
38:46causing
38:47mistakes
38:47when
38:47they
38:47are
38:48under
38:48pressure
38:48like
38:48we
38:49said
38:49with
38:49Shemek
38:50and
38:50the
38:50ball
38:50goes
38:50over
38:50top
38:51it's
38:52just
38:52the
38:52one
38:52that
38:52you
38:52have
38:53to
38:53really
38:53take
38:53care
38:53of
38:54now
38:54now
38:54there
38:54seems
38:54to be
38:55a
38:55real
38:56intent
38:56from
38:56West Ham
38:57to go
38:57and try
38:57and force
38:58the
38:58issue
38:58to get
38:58back
38:58into
38:59it
38:59it's
39:02prior
39:02under
39:02pressure
39:03from
39:03Martinez
39:03who's
39:08allowed
39:08to
39:08travel
39:08again
39:09and
39:09this
39:09is
39:09exactly
39:10how
39:10first
39:11goal
39:12was
39:12carved
39:12out
39:12this
39:13time
39:13looking
39:13for
39:13sure
39:14by
39:15Zdorski
39:16Segauer
39:21now
39:22on the
39:22front
39:22foots
39:22three
39:31player
39:32now
39:32in
39:32black
39:32and
39:32gold
39:33behind
39:33the
39:35ball
39:35which
39:36is
39:36under
39:37Manchester
39:37City
39:38spell
39:38at the
39:38moment
39:38as
39:39things
39:39just
39:39settle
39:39down
39:40as
39:40we
39:40head
39:40into
39:40the
39:41few
39:42minutes
39:42before
39:43half
39:43time
39:43washed
39:46away
39:46by
39:47Fion
39:47Morgan
39:47right
40:01for
40:05Ben
40:05eight
40:06use
40:14strength
40:14and body
40:15shape
40:15to
40:15good
40:15effect
40:15there
40:16but
40:16she
40:16may
40:16have
40:16been
40:17caught
40:17and
40:18it's
40:18Bunny
40:18Shaw
40:18running
40:18through
40:19she
40:20can
40:20adjust
40:20her
40:21feet
40:21still
40:21Bunny
40:22Shaw
40:22now
40:22Viviana
40:23Miedema
40:23Manchester
40:25City
40:26guilty of
40:27overplaying it
40:28inside the
40:28penalty
40:28area
40:29before
40:29Fugino
40:30gets in
40:31on the
40:32act
40:32Shaw
40:33still
40:33forward
40:34it's
40:35going to
40:36be over
40:36her
40:36head
40:37it's
40:41brilliant
40:41defending
40:41from West
40:42Ham
40:42and the
40:42recovery
40:43and you
40:43think
40:43Shaw
40:43is
40:43going
40:44to
40:44score
40:44because
40:44it's
40:45just
40:45the
40:45sheer
40:45volume
40:46of
40:46pressure
40:46Miedema
40:47and Shaw
40:47pushed
40:48themselves
40:48through
40:48but the
40:50recovery
40:50from West
40:50Ham
40:51is
40:51fantastic
40:51and it's
40:52this one
40:52here
40:52Esayi gets
40:53herself in
40:53a bit
40:54of a
40:54problem
40:54it's a
40:54real good
40:55effort to win
40:55the ball
40:56back from
40:56Tiziak
40:56and Shaw
40:57you think
40:58she's just
40:58going to set
40:58Miedema
40:59the pass
40:59is then too
41:00heavy but
41:00you're looking at
41:01Siren getting
41:02back in
41:02you're looking at
41:03Endo the way
41:03they're standing
41:04up
41:04the defending
41:05even Esayi's
41:06trying to
41:07recover from the
41:09initial
41:10giving the ball
41:11away so
41:11it shows me
41:13that a team
41:13that is certainly
41:14still fighting for
41:15their manager
41:15still trying to
41:16get themselves
41:16out of this
41:17poor start
41:18that they've
41:18been in
41:19and they've
41:19showed real
41:20intent to
41:20recover and
41:21defend there
41:21and it's
41:21brilliant
41:22defending
41:22all round
41:23as ever
41:24with West
41:25Ham
41:25United
41:25you can't
41:26fault the
41:26application
41:27attitude
41:29the mentality
41:30it's been
41:31their focus
41:32which has
41:32been their
41:33undoing at
41:34times this
41:34season
41:35but
41:35when they
41:37are in the
41:37game
41:37they will
41:38always
41:38battle
41:39given a
41:43good account
41:44of themselves
41:44in this
41:45first
41:4541 minutes
41:46or so
41:47he's
41:48quite
41:48short
41:48happy
41:53the goal
41:54herself
41:55was headed
41:55wide
41:56second
41:57chance
41:57gory
42:00fix that
42:02one out
42:02as close
42:03to touch
42:04as possible
42:04smart
42:09defending
42:09by new
42:10denson
42:10here's
42:13endo
42:13skinner on
42:19the touch
42:20line
42:20to keep
42:21carrying
42:21the ball
42:21martinez
42:25had gone
42:26off
42:26too early
42:27it looks
42:29a little
42:30bit close
42:30for me
42:30like you
42:31say
42:31you hear
42:32ryanne
42:32skinner
42:32on the
42:32touch
42:33line
42:33to tell
42:33endo
42:34to just
42:34keep
42:34travelling
42:35keep
42:35travelling
42:35and we've
42:36seen
42:36those
42:36times
42:37when the
42:38players
42:38this
42:38afternoon
42:39have done
42:39that
42:39but
42:39look
42:40lots
42:41and more
42:41possession
42:42for
42:42Manchester
42:42City
42:42but
42:43again
42:43the
42:43shots
42:43and the
42:44chances
42:44and the
42:45key
42:45passes
42:46from both
42:46sides
42:46are very
42:47very
42:47even
42:47and I
42:48think
42:48that's
42:48been
42:49my real
42:49takeaway
42:50yes
42:50it's
42:501-0
42:50to Manchester
42:51City
42:52but it's
42:53been a
42:53real even
42:54game
42:54in terms
42:55of chances
42:55and big
42:56ones
42:56at the
42:56moment
42:57word
42:59that just
42:59keeps
42:59coming
42:59back
43:00isn't
43:00it
43:00efficiency
43:01no clinical
43:04in front
43:05of goal
43:06making
43:06the best
43:06use
43:07of the
43:07chances
43:07that you
43:08do
43:08have
43:08it's a bit
43:11of a catch
43:1122
43:12because the
43:12more chances
43:13you have
43:13the more
43:14you miss
43:14the more
43:15the pressure
43:16then builds
43:16and you start
43:16to snatch
43:17Iman Bene
43:18dangerous
43:19delivery
43:20looking for
43:20Miedema
43:21who have
43:22managed to
43:23escape
43:23momentarily
43:24at that
43:24far
43:24post
43:25she's been
43:29the real
43:29threat to
43:30West Ham
43:30and it's
43:31real good
43:31play
43:32and Bene
43:32first real
43:33chance
43:33she's had
43:33some time
43:34and it's
43:34a great
43:35delivery
43:35into the
43:35back
43:36post
43:36and
43:36fortunately
43:37for West
43:38Ham
43:38Endo gets
43:39herself in
43:39a decent
43:40enough
43:40position
43:40to be
43:41able
43:41just to
43:42put
43:42Miedema
43:43off
43:43and I
43:43think
43:44the skip
43:44off
43:44the
43:44surface
43:45she's
43:45not able
43:46then to
43:46get the
43:47ball
43:47back on
43:47target
43:47but
43:48a warning
43:49sign
43:49for
43:49West
43:49Ham
43:49that
43:50when
43:50they
43:50do
43:50give
43:51Bene
43:51any
43:51sort
43:51of
43:51breathing
43:52room
43:52she
44:15what a
44:15big
44:16talent
44:16they
44:17have
44:17on
44:17the
44:17right
44:17hand
44:17side
44:18in
44:18Iman
44:18Burnet
44:1919
44:20years
44:21old
44:21two goals
44:25in
44:25five
44:26WSL
44:26appearances
44:27already
44:28up
44:34towards
44:35Say
44:35away
44:36by
44:36Pryor
44:36Shakira
44:38Martinez
44:38charged
44:43down
44:43by
44:43Jade
44:44Rose
44:45this
44:46season
44:46is
44:46enough
44:47good
44:47communication
44:47between
44:48Jade
44:50Rose
44:50oh given away by blink killer brown and here is shakira martinez charged down by jay rose this
45:06time she waited she waited she waited gave manchester city the chance to get back in
45:17position and this is certainly for me now a 45 minutes performance that manchester city are
45:25getting away with what a big opportunity and it comes from the pressure that west ham are putting
45:30on man city's back four and the press the intention the aggression that they've shown in this first
45:3745 minutes gives them another glaring opportunity and martinez gets herself in real good position
45:43and like you say takes too long and the way blink killer brown gives the ball away yes is very
45:49sloppy but the west ham have the right players in the right position and the turn now is when you
45:54just drive okay you take the next one but it doesn't need that extra touch and allows rose to get across
45:59allows prior to just delay and you have to get a shot off earlier to to really ask questions of man city
46:06still waiting for her first wsl goal of the season shakira martinez this is her 19th wsl appearance
46:13she scored 10 goals last season in this competition she is off the mark this season
46:21both in the league cup but that was her big chance to open her accounts for the new campaign
46:29in the league yeah and this isn't me criticizing her performance because she's been absolutely brilliant
46:34in this first 45 minutes created a say's chance answers it through traveled the length of the
46:41pitch and it's just those moments there a say he has to take that chance and even if you just take
46:45one they're going in at halftime terms but really positive to think about for west ham and i think
46:50ryan skinner will be really pleased with their performance and that is the end of an action-packed
46:56first half here at joy stadium manchester city will feel somewhat relieved that they are going into
47:03the interval ahead thanks to alba fagino's second goal in as many wsl games shakira martinez had a big
47:11opportunity to kneel which perfectly mimics the halftime score in the other game that has been one change
47:19at the interval ryan atkin the referee for the first half isn't well enough to continue for the second
47:25so has been replaced by today's fourth official lucy may
47:29chambers alongside me as he was for the first half i wonder how the two
47:41halftime team talks may have differed between manchester city and west ham
47:44no i think manchester city's will be can we add a bit more tempo and pace to our attack and when we're
47:52building up because west ham had certainly overpowered in terms of winning the ball back
47:57higher up the pitch and sort of manchester city's tactics were playing into west ham's hand and
48:02they were able to to win the ball and create chances but i think it would be pretty much
48:06more of the same from ryan skinner for a west ham side because they certainly had their chances to get
48:11themselves in front let alone on a par with man city so it'll be an intriguing start to this second half
48:27south ham united's looking to avoid going four consecutive women's super league games
48:38without scoring a goal that will be the first time that they do that
48:42so
48:47you
48:51you
48:53you
48:55you
48:59you
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