On the eve of a cup final with Chelsea, the midfielder discusses spectacular derby goals and how City turned their season around
When Manchester City’s midfielder Caroline Weir came off the bench in the first of back-to-back Manchester derbies three weeks ago and found herself, six minutes later, in an almost identical position to the one she was in for her Puskas award-nominated chip last year, it was all instinct.
“At practice, when I see that area just outside the box, on that angle, it’s subconscious that I always try a little dink,” the 26-year-old says. “I try it in training and in every matchday warmup, in the shooting. It’s something I practise a lot so when I tried it again, I wasn’t overly surprised that I tried it. They definitely don’t all come off.”
Continue reading…On the eve of a cup final with Chelsea, the midfielder discusses spectacular derby goals and how City turned their season aroundWhen Manchester City’s midfielder Caroline Weir came off the bench in the first of back-to-back Manchester derbies three weeks ago and found herself, six minutes later, in an almost identical position to the one she was in for her Puskas award-nominated chip last year, it was all instinct.“At practice, when I see that area just outside the box, on that angle, it’s subconscious that I always try a little dink,” the 26-year-old says. “I try it in training and in every matchday warmup, in the shooting. It’s something I practise a lot so when I tried it again, I wasn’t overly surprised that I tried it. They definitely don’t all come off.” Continue reading…[#item_full_content]