Arsenal moving forward as Joe Montemurro goes back to basics | Suzanne Wrack

Leah Williamson discusses Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea and how her manager inspired a turnaround by making her and her fellow defenders focus on their responsibilities

When Arsenal dismissed their manager of three years, Pedro Martínez Losa, four weeks into the new season it was a surprise. But the quick action to remedy a stuttering start was broadly welcomed and the club’s replacement, equally as surprisingly, has worked wonders with a side leaking goals.

Arsenal had conceded eight times in three league games before Joe Montemurro’s arrival from Melbourne City and a promising squad boasting four European Championship winners was quickly falling behind the pack.

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