Dutch magic and the Montemurro effect: the story of Arsenal’s WSL title | Suzanne Wrack

Arsenal coped with a rash of injuries to win the Women’s Super League with a game to spare and this is how they did it

Arsenal were frontrunners for the title from the moment they kicked off their league season on 9 September. The 5-0 dismantling of Liverpool on the opening day announced Arsenal as serious contenders, but despite that it has not been plain sailing for Joe Montemurro’s side and it was only on Sunday, on the penultimate weekend of the season, that they secured the WSL title with a 4-0 win over Brighton. An unforeseeable injury crisis crippled the team for much of the season, stretching the squad to its limits and testing the manager’s tactical nous. So how has Montemurro done it?

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