by Aimee-Lou Caldecourt for Impetus
Above: Brighton huddle together following their defeat to Arsenal just before the winter break. Photo: @BHAFCWomwn on X
Dario Vidošić addressed the media this morning ahead of the first WSL game back after the winter break, as Brighton and Hove Albion travel to Liverpool on Friday evening.
Brighton were not exempt from the icy conditions of the weekend as their FA Cup game versus Durham was postponed, and they have not played a competitive match in over a month. However, training continued, and focus switched to facing Liverpool this Friday.
Being almost halfway through the season now, Brighton will remain 5th no matter the results of this game week. Vidošić remained confident that top four is still a tangible target for the Seagulls. He is also hopeful that silverware may be on its way back to Brighton this season.
Brighton are confident going into this fixture, and with both Brighton and Liverpool having the postponements this weekend, there will be a lot of fresh legs eager to play competitively.
Vidošić reflected on previous away games this season, saying that the team “learnt a lot” from the heavy Arsenal defeat they suffered last time they played on a Friday night. “We’ve progressed well but we want to [perform well] for 90 minutes against everyone… it shouldn’t really matter what the badge is we are playing against.”
In terms of injury news, Vidošić has a couple of squad players back thanks to the postponement at the weekend. Fran Kirby is still a notable miss and will be for a couple of weeks, however it has been said that she is ahead of schedule in her recovery and rehab. Vidošić confirmed that he has a couple of squad players back from injury who may be available for selection.
The winter break gives each team the opportunity to fine tune parts of their game in order to come back stronger for the second half of the season, so Vidošić has “worked in all phases with and without the ball in preparation for Durham and now Liverpool” with the team to understand other team’s strengths and weaknesses and then apply their own style of football to the game.
The WSL is back in full force this weekend and this game should be an interesting battle to kick off the second half of the season.
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