Chelsea host Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Saturday and Lianne Sanderson has called on Blues manager Emma Hayes to play star forward Lauren James from the start, rather than introducing her from the bench like she did last season;<\/span><\/p>\n**Lianne Sanderson:** “Play Lauren James! Last year, she was on the bench for both semi-finals. They changed their formation in that game, and then they scored. Caroline Graham Hansen netted a goal just five minutes in from the right side. Chelsea is a fantastic team, but they faced Barcelona in the final a few years back and found themselves down 3-0 within 20 minutes. You have to hope that Barcelona has an off day while you\u2019re performing at your best. Barca doesn\u2019t really have off days; as we saw last year, Alexia Putellas had an ACL injury, but then Aitana Bonmati stepped up and now she has two Ballon d\u2019Or awards. This Barcelona team operates like cogs in a well-oiled machine; they\u2019re incredible, and when you watch them live, they\u2019re on a whole different level. I believe Chelsea can win, but it will be very challenging because Barcelona is just elite.”<\/p>\n
Jonas Eidevall\u2019s tactics questioned amid Arsenal\u2019s dismal WSL campaign<\/b><\/h2>\n Arsenal may have won the FA WSL Cup, but their chances of clinching the WSL title are fading as they find themselves six points behind Manchester City. Former Gunner Lianne Sanderson has expressed her worries about manager Jonas Eidevall\u2019s tactics and thinks that the Swede\u2019s time at the club might be coming to an end.<\/p>\n
Lianne Sanderson: <\/i><\/b>\u201cI like Jonas Eidevall as a guy but ultimately I was surprised that he got that new contract. Arsenal just don’t seem to have that bite when compared to Chelsea and Manchester City this season and ultimately I think that does come from the coach. I look at Jonas Eidevall and I think \u2018is he really that guy to take Arsenal to another level?\u2019 Just because we gave you a new contract, that doesn’t mean anything. Arsenal will not be satisfied with the current situation and ultimately if they end up finishing third and don’t win anything, that won’t be good enough.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\u201cWhen I look at this awesome Arsenal team and I see players like Alessia Russo on the bench for the big games in favour of Stina Blackstenius. I like Stina, but when you bring in a player of that calibre of Alessia Russo you have to let her play through to gain her confidence.I think Stina Blackstenius is more of an impact player off the bench. But players like Katie McCain playing out at full-back? Personally I think they have to be higher up the field.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nMan City\u2019s Bunny Shaw deserves WSL PotY gong over Chelsea ace Lauren James<\/b><\/h2>\n Khadija \u2018Bunny\u2019 Shaw has scored 19 goals in the WSL this season, six more than nearest rival Lauren James. The Jamaica international\u2019s goals look set to fire Manchester City to the title and Sanderson believe\u2019s Shaw deserves the Player of the Year award to go with back-to-back WSL Golden Boots;<\/span><\/p>\nLianne Sanderson: <\/i><\/b>\u201cThere’s a few candidates but for me Bunny Shaw has to be that player. There’s always a lot of emphasis on Lauren James because she’s an absolutely brilliant player but I think what Bunny Shaw has done at Man City is amazing. And\u00a0 if they go on to win the league with the amount of goals she\u2019s scored\u2026 She’s a type of player that I feel like people don’t really give the credit she deserves. I’m not quite sure why. When you look at last year, again, she was scoring goals and wasn’t really getting the credit. But I think for me personally it should be between Lauren James and Bunny Shaw.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n— — —-<\/p>\n
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