Chelsea Women: Sonia Bompastor has come close to perfection with incredible unbeaten run but there is surely more to come
“When we talk about ambitions, we need to turn words into actions,” said a frustrated Sonia Bompastor after Chelsea dropped their first points of the season to Leicester. “I need my players to be ready from the beginning of every game.”
Demands at the highest level are brutal, but Chelsea are never top by luck or chance. Bompastor has willingly accepted the ‘taskmaster’ baton passed on by Emma Hayes, who left in the summer, and run with it – impressively fast.
Under the Frenchwoman’s rule, Chelsea have raced into a six-point lead at the top of the Women’s Super League, cruised into the Champions League knockout stages with a 100 per cent record, and averaged 2.8 goals per 90 in all competitions.
They have been virtually unstoppable. But the trip to the King Power offered a well-timed reminder that, despite the provocation, the WSL remains fiercely fought and no team are infallible.