Post match thoughts from manager Elle Kayley.

Manager Elle Kayley praised the ladies team after a brilliant performance in their pre-season friendly against Rylands Ladies FC which saw them come away with an 8-1 win.

“Today was a great performance from the team and a great result. I felt throughout the game the players understood their roles and responsibilities well and are starting to adapt to the new formation we have implemented.

In training earlier on the week, we looked specifically at how we press together as a team in this new formation and what triggers us to go, especially with the front 3. I was really impressed with our work rate off the ball as we made that our goal this weekend, to try and force our opponents into making the mistake high up the pitch, in the hope that we can capitalise on this. I’m pleased to say the team did this well which resulted in a few chances for us.

It was great to see so many of our players just out there enjoying there football and working well together. The attitude and atmosphere during the game was a delight and personally I think each of our players had a good game. It was a real team performance that brought the best out of all the players. Our midfield 3 were outstanding, they worked extremely well together and are starting to understand their positioning more and more and worked brilliantly together.

The girls are a credit to themselves, and their hard work in training is really starting to pay off. We are looking fitter, stronger, and have a better desire in which to succeed then we ever have done before. In training we are looking at how we play out of possession and what our roles and responsibilities are when in a certain formation and are always striving to try get the best out of our group of players.

Today's result has given our squad a great confidence boost going into the next few preseason games and the new season. I’m confident our performances are only going to improve as we start to understand our teammates and our positioning more and more. The girls are a joy to work with and I think if they keep working hard and stay committed this will be a great season for us!”