‘It’s for them we need to win’ – Eidevall wants Arsenal to ‘reward and repay’ fans with Conti Cup | OneFootball

Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall says that it is important that his side reward the fans for their support with the FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup.

The Gunners face Chelsea in the 2023/2024 FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup final at Molineux in Wolverhampton on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal are by far the best-supported club in the Barclays Women’s Super League and ahead of their latest cup final appearance this weekend, head coach Eidevall has highlighted the importance of sending the fans home happy.

“The fans are very important for creating the atmosphere and belief on the stage and our fans have been so great in doing so,” Eidevall said when speaking in the pre-match press conference. “When we speak about motivation for the players, to win for our fans, for all the hours that they put in travelling and supporting our team, it’s for them we need to play, it’s for them we need to win.

“What they’re doing for us, it’s so special. If there is something that needs that extra push for that, it’s our supporters. We want to do everything to reward and repay them for the faith that they’re putting into us and Sunday is a great opportunity for us to do that, so we’re going to do our very best.”

Arsenal put on a poor display as they were defeated 3-1 by Chelsea in a league fixture at Stamford Bridge earlier this month. Eidevall says that his side are focused on putting the wrongs right this weekend.

He said “If we look here at the training centre, it’s a big weekend for the club. It’s a focused feeling, we look forward to it and was it important for the result last week? Of course, it was even more important with the performance and coming back to a lot of the things and standards that we value so highly in the way that we play, but we need to continue to build.

“It’s going to be a tough challenge on Sunday and we need to be on our very best behaviour.”

The FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup is the only piece of silverware that Arsenal can realistically win this season. While some will suggest that the competition is more important for The Gunners than Chelsea, Eidevall says that winning is always the aim.

“I would always say everything is more important for us,” Eidevall said. “Of course, the most important thing for us is that we win, so from my point of view, Arsenal is always the most important thing and Arsenal winning is the most important thing. I totally agree, it’s the most important thing.”

The 2023/2024 FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup final kicks-off at 3pm on Sunday afternoon. Tickets remain available and can be purchased by clicking here.