Slegers full of praise for Arsenal star signing Smith

Arsenal’s female boss, Renee Slegers, predicts more big things from Olivia Smith’s new signature after an amazing goal on her female beginnings in super weekend.

The Canadian became the first female footballer of 1 million pounds Sterling when she moved from Liverpool north of London and she was certainly up to the price last week. With Arsenal 1-0 to London City Lionesses, the 25-meter striker’s shot struck the back of the net which propels his side to a 4-1 victory.

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Then, in the images of Smith, the rivals of London West Ham, while Arsenal enters the second weekend of the new WSL season.

During the 21 -year -old career to date, she has already played in Canada, for North Toronto Nitros, Portugal, for Sports CP, and now in England with Liverpool and Arsenal.

“I have already been impressed before signing it,” added Slegers. “She had a rocket career from Canada, the United States and Portugal, then a season in the WSL, which has such an impact for Liverpool.

“I am really impressed by her. She adds new things to our game with the type of player she is. We are really satisfied with what she brings us and she is also very young who has just been 21 years old.

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“What is important for us is that we support it very well because it is still very young. We see so much potential and it already contributes a lot and I think you saw that last Saturday.”

Last season, Arsenal, despite the victory of the Champions League, finished 12 points behind Chelsea in the WSL and also lost the FA Cup and the Cup League on the same side. Slegers thinks that his team is very close to filling the gap on the blues now.

“We are just looking at and what we think we need in our team and I think what we want to do is build as many diapers in our game that we can bring to a game.

“We must be able to do everything that is required for us and all that is necessary; I think we are really close to that now. ”

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The Dutch coach has also given an update on injuries on the defender of Arsenal and Captain of Lionesses Leah Williamson, who has been absent since the final triumph of England in euros with a knee injury.

“She’s fine, she’s fine. Especially when you rehabilitate, you have to do what you can every day and get closer to the field, and that’s what it does.

“She is positive, she works hard, so she is fine.”