Chelsea must regard the upcoming FA Cup final of the ladies in Wembley Stadium as a one-off opportunity they offer on a four-fold.
That is the image of Blues Manager Sonia Bompastor, whose side beat Liverpool 2-1 on Saturday to reach the Wembley prone piece.
Aggie Beever-Jones' 94th minute header sealed the progress of Chelsea, and they will now be confronted with Manchester City of Manchester United in the final.
The blues lead the ladies Super League, in which they are unbeaten and are also in the semi -final of the Champions League. They already have one trophy suitable in the form of the Women's League Cup this season.
“I think you could see in everyone's face in Chelsea, Staff and players, a lot of smiles and good luck,” said Bompastor, encouraged her players to cherish another special moment during her first season that was in charge.
“I didn't want to talk much about it for the game, because it is a bit of superstition as a manager, but I am really happy.
I said for the game, this stadium [Wembley] means a lot in the football world. I think everyone knows this stadium.
“Yes, it has a great history. I had the chance to play in the semi -final and the third and fourth place for the Olympic Games in 2012 as a player.
“But now I think it is a huge opportunity for the entire club to play in that stadium, play in a final and be part of that final at Wembley. Sometimes it only happens once in your life. So you have to be really happy with that.”
Chelsea hit Liverpool against the first half of Olivia Smith, but Erin Cuthbert is the same for the late show of Bever-Jones.
And Bompastor praised the 'ruthless mentality' on her side in a crucial phase of the season.
She added: “You have to be strong, to stay defensively strong and still just be clinical if you have the opportunity to score.
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“We spoke a lot for the competition about having high standards that go in these games, a ruthless mentality, a winning mentality. This is what I wanted to see from my players. I think we have shown that for part of the game.”
The winning moment came in the dying Sintels of injury time, when Bever-Jones included space in the six-year box and planted a header past Rachel laws in the goal of Liverpool.
Now that in a different final and six points clearly left four games in the WSL, Bompastor greeted the work that her team has previously submitted in the campaign.
She said: “If you are coming at the moment of the season, you don't really get time with your team to work on your game model, your game plan.
“You expect from what you worked on in the preseason, and at the start of the season the players understand what you are trying to achieve on the field, and they can still achieve it now.”
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