Bompastor focussed on Chelsea WSL success against West Ham after stunning City champions league comeback
28/03/2025 shot on 27/03/2025
Stamford Bridge, London, Uk
28/03/2025 shot on 27/03/2025
Stamford Bridge, London, Uk
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00:00Is there a danger that because you have such a strong lead in the WCL and you've just qualified
00:21for the semi-final of the Champions League, that your players maybe still consciously
00:22might not prioritise the WCL in their head?
00:23It might be more difficult to motivate yourself?
00:24No, I don't think so.
00:25I think I already mentioned, but my players are really competitive players.
00:26I think they want to win every single game.
00:29I think the one on Sunday will be no different for that reason.
00:34As a manager, I'm on the same page.
00:37Really competitive.
00:38I think now we have the experience enough in the squad, but also in the staff to make
00:43sure we just focus on the league for the game on Sunday.
00:47And our goal in the league now is to make sure we win the title as quick as possible.
00:55So to do that, we have to win on Sunday.
00:59I'll put my best team on Sunday to make sure we achieve that goal.
01:04And every game will be important, as much important as each other.
01:08Because in the league, every game will count three points.
01:13So yeah, we want to win on Sunday.
01:14What have you made of the first time recently that you were in a really good format?
01:20Yeah.
01:21And what is difficult sometimes also, it's because it's a quick turnaround.
01:24So as a staff and as a manager, you don't have a lot of time to look at West Ham's game.
01:30But especially when you play every three days.
01:32So we had to focus on this series of games against City.
01:36But I already focus a little bit on West Ham.
01:40So I watched their last performances.
01:43And yeah, they are doing well.
01:45But again, it will be tough because I never expect a game to be easy for us.
01:50But if we have the right mindset going into that game, and also maybe I will rotate a
01:57little bit the squad to bring freshness, fresh legs and quality into the game.
02:02I think if we focus on ourselves, we should be able to do a good performance and to have
02:07chances to win.
02:08You said you wanted to enjoy the win tonight.
02:09With West Ham coming up next, when is the players' bedtime tonight?
02:10The last night after the league final.
02:11Yeah.
02:12So I said, yeah, tonight when we finished the game, it was around 10.
02:23So yeah, I said, 11 o'clock around then.
02:26But no more jokes.
02:29But I think, yeah, my players, as I mentioned, like I know they are really professional.
02:34So they will enjoy for sure with their friends and family.
02:38They will enjoy with the squad.
02:42But obviously, they are already like thinking about what's next.
02:46Thanks.
02:47Catherine.
02:48I'm assuming everyone came out of the game OK injury-wise.
02:49I just wondered if any of the injured players that came tonight got a chance to give up
03:00the league?
03:01No.
03:02So yeah, I didn't speak with the medical staff yet, but apparently nothing major from the
03:08game.
03:10We'll have a chat tomorrow morning to see how we are.
03:14But yeah, no, a lot of concerns from the game today.
03:18And no one will come back for the game on Sunday.
03:22So maybe we'll see some players coming back after the international break.
03:26Amy, is that a...
03:29Yeah, I was just going to say, like how...
03:30I was going to say it and then you said it, but how valuable will that international break
03:31be to try and get some of the players back?
03:32Especially if you're moving into, you know, semi-final or semi-final.
03:33Yeah, I think it's important for us to have all the players available because, again,
03:49in April we'll go for a busy block.
03:51We'll be playing every three days again.
03:55And I think if you have the opportunity to rotate the squad, it's a lot better.
04:00I think we'll need to focus in still the Champions League, the FA Cup semi-final and
04:05the league.
04:06So three other competitions.
04:08And I think, yeah, that's plenty of games again in one moment in the season when the
04:14bodies start to get really fatigued.
04:17So I think it will be important to have a lot of players available.
04:20And how excited are you to walk out on Sunday and not see Nicola Jr. at all?
04:26Yeah, that's true.
04:27I have to say, yeah, even if it was nice to see him before the game, but yeah, at the
04:33end you start to get fed up to see the same people every time, every time.
04:38But yeah.
04:39Thanks, Evie.
04:40We'll finish with Rachel, please.
04:41That's right.
04:42Ask me the same question.
04:43Same question.
04:44OK.
04:45Yeah.
04:46OK, cool.
04:47I really like Nic, but it's good to see some other people.
04:48OK, lovely.
04:49Thanks very much, everybody.
04:51Have a nice evening.