Argyle Women come into Sunday’s FAWNL clash against Fulham with a point to prove.
Having fallen to heavy defeat at Home Park against AFC Wimbledon last weekend, the Greens bounced back midweek in the FAWNL Cup, securing their first win of the season.
Now, the task for Matt Green’s side is to take that momentum into the league, starting with their upcoming trip to high-flying Fulham.
Speaking on the midweek win, Green said: “I think it’s a massive confidence booster, I said after the game the girls have worked so hard in pre-season and in the first couple of weeks of the season. To get that first win, especially after coming from behind in the game, I think it’s massive.
“It shows them victories are achievable as a group. With a new squad, it’s been highlighted a number of times, it’s a younger squad with some experience in there. To get that first win under the belt, not just for the players but for the staff as well, it was really important.
“The longer you go without getting a win or a point on the board the pressure mounts. To get it in the league cup midweek just sets things up nicely, the girls have trained since then as well and you can tell there is a definite lift in the group from that result.
“It’s a three-game week, so we have to quickly focus on the weekend as well.
“We will take that confidence into the weekend, we will go into every game trying to get the victory and fingers crossed we can try and get that first (league) win.”
Fulham come into the game with two wins from two, they beat Portsmouth on the opening weekend and then put four past Real Bedford last Sunday.
It will be tough for Argyle to go to their patch and get a result, but Green is embracing the challenge ahead.
He said: “They’re two from two; they beat Portsmouth on the opening weekend and got a good result last week against Real Bedford.
“They will be full of confidence, they’re a good side, aggressive in their press, setup really well, got some good rotation patterns we have seen from the games we have watched back.
“It’s another challenge, for us it’s a challenge we’ll embrace. We have done our homework, we will go there with a gameplan, and we will look, as always, to try and get a win.”
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You can watch Matt Green’s interview, in full, on Argyle TV here.
