After coming agonisingly close to relegation Willie Kirk’s new possession-based system will come under the microscope
Almost exactly 12 months ago the impression that Leicester Women were utterly lost was reinforced by a thrashing at Manchester City. That 4-0 WSL defeat left Lydia Bedford’s then side bottom of the table, with no points and seemingly on an inexorable track to relegation.
Even when, within a month, Bedford departed and Willie Kirk took charge the overwhelming consensus suggested a Championship future beckoned. Yet assumptions can be dangerous and, sure enough, Kirk and Leicester are preparing to host Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Saturday evening in a top-of-the-table showdown.
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