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Manchester United boss Marc Skinner has praised summer season signing Julia Zigiotti Olme, as she continues to take pleasure in an outstanding begin to life on the membership.
United confirmed the signing of Zigiotti in July as she accomplished a transfer from Bayern Munich. She put pen to paper on a two-year contract.
Skinner hails Zigiotti
Zigiotti performed a key position for United as they opened their WSL season with a dominant 4-0 win over Leicester Metropolis final weekend.
She pulled the strings in the course of the park, setting the tempo and serving to United cruise to a cushty triumph at Leigh Sports activities Village.
Skinner mentioned about Zigiotti [as quoted by She Kicks], “I mentioned once we signed her, that our followers could be actually impressed along with her. She does all of the laborious work. The sweetness is, each recreation she comes off, she goes, can I discover a higher area right here? Can I discover a higher area there? She’s at all times speaking about in possession.”
“I mentioned to her yesterday after coaching that typically it’s the studying of the sport that she provides us. She makes defending look straightforward since you’ve already defended earlier than we’ve misplaced the ball, and he or she controls transition.”
Skinner continued, “As a coach, essentially the most unpredictable a part of the sport is the transition half, and particularly transition from assault to defence. So having her in there, somebody that reads the sport, particularly with Hini [Hinata Miyazawa] as properly, it’s such a pleasant partnership to have the ability to create that.”
“She’s been distinctive. I actually look ahead to seeing her progress as properly with the ball, in addition to with out the ball.”
Skinner additionally opened up on one other summer season signing, Jess Park, and whether or not or not she will be able to play alongside Ella Toone as twin quantity 10s.
Skinner on Park and Toone partnership
On the 2 attacking midfielders lining up collectively in the course of the park, Skinner remarked, “They will play collectively.”
“It’s not about constructing partitions round these gamers. It’s about giving them a framework the place they’ll then transfer inside, which creates uncertainty for defenders. That’s what I would like them to do.”
“I don’t need them to be inflexible as a result of that bores me somewhat bit. I would like to have the ability to open the fluidity of my group whereas additionally having management of construction and counter marking. If we will strike that, [Jess] is the right steadiness for that.”
“It doesn’t need to be both or. They will play collectively, in addition to others.”
United are again in motion on Thursday after they tackle Brann within the first leg of their third spherical Champions League qualifier.
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