‘We haven’t won anything yet’ – Chelsea boss Bompastor plays it cool after derby victory | OneFootball

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor said that her side haven’t won anything yet after they defeated Arsenal 1-0 in a Barclays Women’s Super League fixture at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.

Guro Reiten netted the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in-front of a record crowd for a Barclays Women’s Super League fixture at Stamford Bridge of 34,302.

The Blues are seven points clear in the title race with just 10 games to play. When speaking in the post-match press conference, head coach Bompastor expressed her satisfaction with the result but emphasised the need to maintain the right mentality for the rest of the season.

“I’m really pleased with the result but as you could see in the game today, it’s a really fine margin between Arsenal and us,” Bompastor said.

“It went our way which I’m really pleased with, but I think if you analyse the performance, it was a tough game and we didn’t control everything in the game. We were able to score which brought us a great result.

“We want to take it game-by-game, making sure we make the right decisions in every game to bring the great results, but we are far away yet to have won something. We haven’t won anything yet, so we need to keep the right mentality.”

Bompastor was pleased with the impact of her game-changers with Lauren James and Guro Reiten being particularly impressive.

She said “I think they have a lot of quality. This is where sometimes as a manager, you have some headaches because you need to decide the starting XI.

“They have the right mentality even if they were frustrated and that’s good. They just thought about the team first and when they were coming in, they had a big impact which is a really, really good thing for me to have in my squad.”

While Chelsea have a seven-point advantage on Manchester United at the top of the table, there are now 10 points between The Blues and London rivals Arsenal. Bompastor again emphasised the importance of keeping the right mentality between now and the end of the season.

She said “In terms of psychological elements, the win is huge, but there are a lot of games to be played. If we keep the right mentality, if we keep almost all of the players available, we are in a good position, but you never know what can happen in football.”

Chelsea return to Barclays Women’s Super League action on Sunday when they travel to Villa Park to face Aston Villa.