A Good Point, Say Miquel
- LCFC Women drew 0-0 with Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon
- The Foxes earned their first clean sheet of the season at Villa Park
- Amandine Miquel shared her thoughts post-match
The Foxes put in a hard-fought performance on Sunday afternoon at Villa Park, as they held the hosts to a goalless draw with the spoils being shared in the Barclays Women's Super League.
In particular, the defensive shift was one to be proud of, and one that the French Manager looks to build consistency on, but she admits the forward areas were lacking in an attempt to steal all three points on their travels.
"It's a good point, we wanted to get more clean sheets and we got a first today," Miquel told the media. "It wasn't perfect, both in and out of possession, but we are happy to get a point here at a tough place.
"The two first games of the season, against Liverpool and Arsenal were very good, then against Crystal Palace it wasn't very good, so we knew we needed to be better. Now we need to be more consistent defensively.
"They understand their roles but it might take some time, but we are happy with the point today."
Having only scored once in the WSL this season, when Jutta Rantala found the net against Liverpool on the opening day, Miquel understands that this area of the pitch needs work, but was keen to state the learning process is still at the early stages.
She added: "There's not enough movement, and we don't always attack the ball once we get it out wide. We had some good crosses but no one on the end so we need to make sure we can make the difference defensively but on the transition also.
"It was the first thing we wanted to focus on when we arrived - conceding less goals. But we still want to score more, and today wasn't perfect but there's positives to take.
"I think we need to work offensively and work with connections in the attacking areas so we need to work on that and remain strong defensively."