Bradford City WFC vs Stoke City LFC Programme

Shauna Legge: “It will definitely be a battle”
Shauna Legge battles for the battle against Blackburn Rovers.
Seven days ago, Bradford City headed into
their clash with Blackburn Rovers full of optimism
and bursting with confidence.
Their first win was secured in midweek against
local rivals Huddersfield Town, with the monkey
off their back and the pressure rid of
thanks to a 1-0 victory.
However, seven days later, a 4-0 defeat to
Rovers has significantly changed the build-up
to this afternoon’s game, which sees the Bantams
welcome Stoke City.
It’s about putting things right today, with
Shauna Legge conceded that last week was
just not good enough.
“On the back of the win against Huddersfield
[losing to Blackburn] was very disappointing,
especially to concede four goals when other
results have been such tight margins,” she
said, reflecting on the defeat.
“The first half on Sunday wasn't good enough.
We lacked the hard work and determination
we have shown in previous games and we
were punished for it.”
Some days things just don’t go right, but City
were lacking the basics in that opening 45
minutes last week, and the improved second
installment that followed made this more
frustrating.
After the break, City showed what they were
made of, but it was too little too late.
“By the time we decided to start playing our
football we were already into the second half
and 3-0 down, leaving us with a near impossible
task to turn the game around.
“Although we were behind, I believe we
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showed some character and battled until the