In football, the determination to improve never ceases. Even after an FA Cup final victory. Even at the end of a season where you went unbeaten domestically and lifted two other trophies, compiling a record of played 30, won 27, drew three. That is the mentality of serial winners.
“It feels great to dominate in England, but we didn’t win the Champions League,” rued Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor in her post-match news conference after their 3-0 win against holders Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday. “Our ambition is to compete against the best in Europe — against Barcelona and Lyon. Everyone is saying maybe Chelsea will run away from the pack in the league (Women’s Super League), but our goal is to compete against the best teams in Europe.”
It was a theme Bompastor returned to later on in that session with reporters. “We need to make sure we are going in the right direction,” she said. “After the game, some people on the pitch were already mentioning the Champions League. I totally respect that. I came to Chelsea to win the Champions League. We have that ambition.”
Chelsea are still chasing their first European trophy, but domestically they have never been so dominant.
This FA Cup final was not a classic, dominated by fouls, stoppages and midfield…
