Sonia Bompastor says “every record needs to be broken” after becoming the first manager in Women's Super League history to win their first seven games.
Chelsea maintained their perfect start to life under Bompastor with a 2-0 win over title rivals Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
In a tight situation, it took two goals in four minutes late in the second half from Mayra Ramirez and Guro Reiten to clinch the points for the Blues, who leapfrogged City to the top of the WSL table.
Chelsea are only the third team in the WSL to ever win each of the opening seven games of a season, after City in 2017/18 (finished second) and Arsenal in 2018/19 (finished first).
Although Bompastor admitted she didn't care much about personal records, she was delighted with how the team did their best to ensure they came out on top.
“Every record has to be broken,” Bompastor told Sky Sports. “Every match is an opportunity for the opposition to break that record.
“I don't care about myself. The players are doing great. I'm so proud of them.
“I really enjoyed the performance, especially in the second half. The girls were great tonight.
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“We could have scored earlier in the game, but two goals against Man City in the second half and a clean sheet. I think that's a great performance and a great result.
“Sometimes [in the first half] we had time on the ball and space, and we rushed our decisions. This is what we talked about at half-time and in the second half we were more efficient. We had the chances and scored two nice goals.”
Erin Cuthbert was one of the standout players for the Blues as she orchestrated things from midfield. She won nine matches (out of eleven), more than any other Chelsea player.
It may not have been the most memorable match between the top two, but the Scotland international believes it proved Bompastor's match-winning mentality.
“It was a different kind of performance. We dominated a lot of possession but tonight we were happy to get behind the ball and be compact,” she told BBC Sport.
“It was more of a traditional performance, but Sonia is a winner and will do whatever it takes to win, and we thought through the tactics well today.
“We are loving [playing under Bompastor]. Emma [Hayes] has left some brilliant foundations, and Sonia has added to them.”
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