SUPPLY TO THE FORWARD LINE
Skinner spoke openly about the importance of supplying his forward line ahead of Everton’s visit and, in his post-match press conference, he acknowledged the side had improved in the attacking third following a disappointing stalemate away at West Ham in midweek.
The boss reserved particular praise for Malard, after the French forward’s stoppage-time winner capped a positive performance.
“I thought Mel was really lively down the side, I thought the right-back had a hard time against her,” he said.
Despite a stronger attacking performance, Skinner admits his side could be more efficient moving forwards but notes the context of our taxing last week or so.
“Look, we could have been cleaner in some moments, we needed to keep it really simple and [we] hoped that [in] the second half, [we could start] creating the clear-cut chances we wanted to [create].
“Honestly, I can’t be prouder of them, just because you have to add context into performance. We all want to score, we all want to create, but actually when they’re running as hard as they are against a fresh team, to do what they’ve done is fantastic.”
