Arsenal Ladies’s supervisor Jonas Eidevall has signed a brand new long-term deal, two years after becoming a member of from FC Rosengard.
Eidevall guided Arsenal to a second-place Ladies’s Tremendous League end in his first season in cost, earlier than profitable the Conti Cup final time period, and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League.
“I am filled with satisfaction to have signed a brand new contract with this soccer membership,” mentioned Eidevall.
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Highlights of the Ladies’s Tremendous League match between Arsenal and Liverpool
“I am conscious of the large privilege and accountability that comes together with my position at Arsenal. It is a particular place with a particular group of gamers and employees and all of us imagine there’s a nice future forward of us right here.
“We have made nice progress on and off the pitch over the past couple of years and we’re all working onerous to proceed that development each single day.
“Our ambition is to be competing for the best honours in girls’s soccer constantly and all of us imagine we’re able to attaining that.”
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Jonas Eidevall says he’s ‘sorry’ his Arsenal facet could not reward their record-breaking WSL crowd with victory towards Liverpool
Arsenal had been shocked 1-0 by Liverpool in entrance of a record-breaking WSL crowd on the opening day of the brand new marketing campaign, and won’t characteristic on this yr’s European competitors after failing to come back by means of qualifying.
They journey to Manchester United, reside on Sky Sports activities Premier League, on Friday night time for an opportunity to assert their first win of the home season; kick-off 7.30pm.
Sporting Director Edu mentioned: “We’re delighted to have agreed a brand new contract with Jonas. That is an thrilling time for our girls’s first group as we strategy a brand new season and this announcement is a crucial signal of our renewed dedication to the journey forward.
“As a membership, our intention is to be difficult on the high of the sport and Jonas will play a key position in us attaining that.”
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Sky Sports activities’ Laura Hunter:
“This may increasingly appear to be odd timing to outsiders, given Arsenal crashed out of Europe earlier than the group phases and had been shocked on the primary day of the brand new time period by Liverpool. However this transfer is far more concerning the long-term venture at Arsenal – it has been made with foresight.
“The Gunners have underperformed towards their expectation in latest seasons. There are mitigating circumstances – and had been it not for an 119th-minute winner from Wolfsburg again in Might, Arsenal would have made it to the Champions League remaining. Nonetheless, solely a Conti Cup winner’s medal to point out since profitable the WSL again in 2019 is an underwhelming return.
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New signing Alessia Russo will play a key position in Arsenal’s pursuit of the WSL title this season
“Final season’s promise was dashed by extreme accidents to Arsenal’s most distinguished gamers – first it was Beth Mead and Viv Miedema, then it was Leah Williamson and captain Kim Little, amongst others. The record was agonisingly lengthy and rendered Eidevall powerless in pursuit of additional glory.
“However Arsenal, as a membership, have proved that planning and persistence, significantly in sticking to their course of when others may need knee-jerked, can naked spectacular fruit – Mikel Arteta is working example.
“Eidevall is taken into account and methodical in his strategy – he is passionate and heartfelt too. It is clear that with the fitting backing, and focussed route, Arsenal can turn out to be an actual pressure underneath the Swede in seasons to come back.”
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