London, England - Chelsea hangs the Women's Premier League (WSL) trophy for the sixth consecutive entry into the air on Saturday afternoon, the celebration of its historical victory is underlined.
The Blues are already the champions - defeating the champions 1-0 with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United on April 30 - but defeating Liverpool 1-0 in the final game solidified their place in the history book, becoming the only women's team in history to remain unbeaten in 22 games. In a drop point from just three draws, they also set new record scores (60) in WSL, beating their own 58 points from 2022-23.
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Just like their habit, Chelsea won the 91st minute (Chelsea Beever-Jones) (Chelsea's top scorer and outstanding player - all season - in the 91st minute. But the result encapsulates why Chelsea is the champion. It's a team with an appetite for winning. It's rooted in their DNA. Their battle is over, and this season, their perseverance and ruthlessness prove that their WSL competitors can't match.
After the withdrawal of legend Emma Hayes last summer, some may hope the team will take some time to adjust to new coach Sonia Bompastor in her first game. But their unremitting desire for victory did not slow down. If anything, it has developed further with the self-proclaimed "a sore loser."
Incredibly, Bompastor has returned two trophys in her first season - the WSL and the League Cup - and they may have a third trophy next weekend when they face Manchester United in the FA Cup. Yes, Chelsea's four times dream died at Barcelona's hands in the Champions League semifinals, but the French coach was in charge and made his team very good at speed.
You might be forgiven for thinking about raising someone, and this team has been together for the last five games, but for less than 12 months. It was a seamless transition, with supporters often hailing Hayes in the media for the work he has done to build a foundation for success over the past 12 years and leaving the state’s club.
Once she walked through Cobum’s door, the fosterer didn’t have to do much. The squad is a specially built winning machine and knows what it takes to be a champion. Hayes ensured signing many young players, such as midfielder Maika Hamano and forward Mayra Ramírez - before she left, that meant that Bompastor had inherited the inheritance program, and the ongoing development behind the scenes meant training, staff and facilities were promoted to the best training in Europe.
Naturally, Bompastor wants to leave his mark and make adjustments to ensure Chelsea's success continues. But from her early discussions about the job, the focus is on building on Hayes’ legacy rather than starting it over. Indeed, a source told ESPN that this is one of the reasons why bompastor is highly praised by the club's hierarchy.
Once she arrived, the club made sure the custodian had all the necessary resources to ensure a smooth transition, and the source said the players responded well to her date. They quickly joined her attitude and loved her competitive advantage, thinking that it would take them to new heights.
The preseason was seen as the best time to keep the team consistent, while bompastor used the club’s trip to Washington, D.C. and New York (they beat NY Side NY/NJ Gotham and local rival Arsenal in friendly matches) to bring a new team of coaching staff and players to her queuing. Sources told ESPN that it is imperative that the team’s combination in the game that accumulates is necessary during the opening game, with a 7-0 destruction of Crystal Palace proved to be an ominous warning to the rest of the league after a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on the opening day.
Setting standards early is crucial. Bompastor has adopted a fierce training schedule that is intolerable, sources told ESPN that the coach wants to make the same training commitments as her in the Cup final.
Although it was different from Hayes's request, it was welcomed. While Bompastor focuses more on the technical aspects and accumulating the game, sources told ESPN that players enjoy the enhanced intensity and think it is getting the best it can do from it. Early on, the feeling around the team was that trainers were eager to win everything that forced players to step up, and as WSL advanced in the New Year, Chelsea had already taken the lead over the curve (and the table) and had nine wins from nine games, including against champion rivals, Manchester City and Manchester City and Men's United.
On December 14, Leicester and Leicester hit 1-1 to see Chelsea's first drop point. But the championship is made of adversity, another four-game winning streak (a 1-0 win over Arsenal) – seeing them with 13 wins left in March with 14 games and 8 games left.
On March 15, a success at Manchester City’s League Cup was made to keep the feeling of victory moving forward, but in 12 days, a four-game singular match against the same opposition also began. It is these four games that define the season.
Bompastor can be ruthless at times, and since she is a fierce contender for a player, she will never be shy about telling her players what they think. Sources called her "a terrible loser" and the fosterer admitted a lot in various interviews, so she shared her frustration loudly in the locker room after losing 2-0 to Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals.
Four days later, Chelsea found itself 1-0 beat the city after the first half of the WSL conflict, and sources said history has been repeated. This time, with a chance to turn things around, her move inspired her players as they ended up with a 2-1 victory, thanks to Erin Cuthbert's 91st minute goal. Then, in the second leg of the Champions League, the Fire then scored three goals in the first half to ensure a 3-0 victory over the semi-final against Barcelona with a 2-0 deficit.
But, although sources told ESPN that Bompastor’s rapport with the team ensured no one was willing to let her down, she was also the first to stretch her arms around her players and gather when needed. Indeed, when the team lost 4-1 in the Champions League second leg to Barcelona (8-2 in total), she knew it wasn't a difficult time for love. This intuition is something her former players in Lyon also like her management style.
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If you’re wondering what makes Chelsea able to win six straight titles (including the 2017 Spring Series, including the ninth) and respond from Barcelona’s UWCL humiliation to win the league in the next game, the answer is: their mentality.
After Arsenal lost 5-2 to Aston Villa on April 30, the team did not talk about how they could seal the title in two games later that night. The caregivers even said she closed the game while warming up at Leigh Sports Village after Villa led 2-0. She asked a staff member to do the results, but she did not share it with the player when she entered the locker room before kickoff. She hopes they win the game because they desire to win rather than increase stress.
Indeed, a source said several players knew the scores but weren't shared in the locker room either. The dialogue focused only on winning with Manchester United. They only need a little, but won with a 1-0 victory. They then beat Tottenham and Liverpool 1-0 in their last two games. In fact, the Blues have won 10 of 19 games with a margin of one goal this season, and they can get anyway, while their competitors succumb to unnecessary losses and beat the teams they are expected to beat.
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But despite their historic scores, record scores and unbeaten seasons, it's not enough for Chelsea. After defeating Barcelona, the fosterer admitted she was not satisfied with the campaign, and sources told ESPN that players and staff felt there was an unfinished business in the Champions League. Despite this, despite their domestic success, it is impossible to consider this season the best due to their failures on the continent.
This mentality reflects the high standards the team has always set in preseason games. It's a mentality that makes them go further and has a depth of the lineup, and it can be said that only Barcelona will be with their desire to win and the competition manager willing to be any competition manager to win the trophy and provide them with more success in the coming years.
Judging from the evidence of this campaign, anyone will stop Chelsea from winning another title next season.