“To do it with a team we’ve been building for the last three years, to watch them evolve and improve, makes it even better”.
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These were the players that Emma Hayes chose to start, and win the Women’s FA Cup Final against Notts County Ladies FC.
After another unhappy afternoon “The Destroyer”, as Scott is nicknamed for her combative style of play, said: “I was so proud to step on to that [Wembley] pitch”.
Bassett, a Chelsea player last season, had admitted before the match yesterday that lifting the trophy with Notts County “would be an iconic picture but that is not my motivation”.
“I asked them to read it on the bus on the way to Wembley”, she added.
They trail surprise leaders Sunderland Ladies by a point but Davison hopes winning the Women’s FA Cup will give Chelsea the momentum they need to land the title this season. “To qualify for the Champions League [for the 2016-17 season] we’ve got to finish in the top two, but we want to win the league – and then win the Champions League”.
“You see the likes of a Ji So-Yun and her moments of quality or an explosive run from Eni Aluko or Gemma Davison, and instantly you’re going to be attracted to that and on the downside there wasn’t a lot of goals but I’m not in the business of entertainment, I’m in the business of winning”. “I feel relieved”, Aluko told BBC One”.
“We have Fran Kirby coming back into the team and we go into the next game as FA Cup winners and you need that confidence”.
But Susi’s positive presence in the midfield helped them play their way back into the game and threaten through a series of set-pieces. “You have to get the first [trophy], that is so massive”, said Hayes, “now we want to win everything”.
South Korean Ji So-Yun’s goal eight minutes before half-time ensured Emma Hayes’ side were victorious in front of a record attendance of 30,701 in north London.
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“I’m just grateful to God that we’ve done it”.
