After beating Bristol City 2-4 on 3 April, the Liverpool women's team, led by Matt Beard, sealed up the Women's Championship two rounds in advance and won the only place to qualify for the Women's Super League, completing the season with 22 wins, 16 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. The Liverpool women's football team was unfortunately relegated in 2020 due to the early season of the epidemic, and after a period of turmoil, the team re-found the meritorious manager Matt Beard, who had helped the team win the women's Premier League title twice, to take over the coaching seal. Although this season's pre-season team ushered in another wave of blood changes, with 8 recruits in the squad joining the team, the team was still able to play performance and deliver results. The following will introduce the winners one by one.
1. Goalkeeper: Rachael Laws
Goalkeeper Rachel Rouse, 31, was actually part of Liverpool's women's Premier League victory, having lent her home team to Liverpool in 2013 and playing nine games. She joined Liverpool again in the summer of 2020 as the team's number one goalkeeper. This season, she has conceded only 11 goals in 13 of her 22 league games, which also broke her personal record for the number of stadiums, and won the Golden Glove Award, which was not inferior to the men's alison. In addition to making several important saves, Rachel Rouse is also the leader of the team and is a reliable member of Matt Beard's team.
2. Charlotte Wardlaw
Chelsea joined the club in August last year, and at just 19 years old, she can play as a full-back, central defender, back and other positions. Although he was injured during the international race this season, his performance has gradually improved, and it is matt Beard's golden oil.
3.Leighanne Dress
Central defender Robey joined the team from the Millwall Lions in 2018, and after the team's unfortunate relegation in 2020, she still decided to renew her contract with the team and go with the team, which is also loved by fans. In January this year, she broke Lincoln City 6-0 in the women's FA Cup, won three yuan in a single game, scored for the first time in four years with the team, and was also an important player in the team's defense.
4. Rhiannon Roberts
Wales international Leanno Roberts joined the team from Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2018 and didn't have many chances in the first half of the season, but her rising form has gradually persuaded manager Matt Beard to let her regain a right-winger starting position. Leanno Roberts is physically strong and impressive in his strong playing style.
5. Niamh Fahey
Irish centre-back Nyam Fashi is the team's captain and she is a Liverpool fan herself. Niam Fashi, who has played for two London giants Arsenal and Chelsea, has experienced and has represented the national team in over 100 games. The 34-year-old Nyam Fahi plays the role of scavenger in the defence and is the irish backbone of the team. In a away win over Bristol City, she scored a record with an assist and led the team to promotion.
6. Jasmine Matthews
Jesmin Matthews, who played for Liverpool in 2018/19, rejoined the team from Bristol City last year with Matt Beard. Jesmin Matthews, who plays as a centre-back, has good technical and reading skills, and this season's attendance ranked fourth in the squad, being Matt Beard's "Miss Stability" and the 24-carat Diamond, and was named the player of the month of March.
7. Missy Bo Kearns
Misy Bo Karnes is a native Liverpool in the squad, a childhood playmate with Curtis Jones and a loyal Liverpool fan. This season is her first full-fledged season and has received Liverpool's sacred number 7 shirt, which has provided a lot of energy to the midfield. She scored 4 goals and 2 assists in the league this season, and was named to the best team of the month in January, and I believe she has a good future in the team.
8. Jade Bailey
Jamaican midfielder Jed Bailey was a bit unlucky this season, with Matt Beard playing in a 343 formation at the start of the season and using less of a holding midfielder, with the skilled Jed Bailey useless, losing her chances to play. Despite this, she is still very supportive of the team, often with a smile on her face and a professional attitude at all times.
9. Leanne Kiernan
Irish striker Leanne Kilnan, who only joined this season, is undoubtedly a season of big outbursts, wearing the no. 9 shirt, she scored 13 goals in the league and is the team's top scorer, including many wonderful goals, and she has a wide range of activities, the whole season performance is also very stable and almost full attendance, she is a reliable shooter sharp knife in the squad, she was also selected by the fans as the best player of the season.
10. Rachel Furness
Northern Ireland international Rachel Furness is the team's midfield generator, although she was injured at the beginning of the season, she contributed a lot to the team after her injury, especially in many major battles she assisted and defended, and she also achieved 6 assists in the league. This season she broke the international goal record (38 goals) for the Men's and Women's Football Team in Northern Ireland, and her contribution to Northern Ireland football earned her the Sports Personality of the Year award last December.
11. Melissa Lawley
Before joining Liverpool in the summer of 2019, Melissa Lawley had already won two FA Cups and one Continental Cup for Manchester City, and also played in the Champions League semi-finals. The England winger's performance has given Matt Beard the title of "wizard" to her, and this season she has personally contributed 8 league assists to become the king of assists in the squad, and is an important pawn in the front.
12. Taylor Hinds
In terms of the biggest discovery of this season, England left-back Taylor Heinz is certainly one of them. She is the team's attendance king this season, with endless energy and stable assist output on the left side, reminiscent of the female version of Andrew Robertson, she also personally scored 3 goals and 3 assists, and was elected the team's Player of the Month three times in November, 12 and February, respectively, and her brilliant performance brought her a new contract at the beginning of the year.
13. Rylee Foster
Canadian goalkeeper Riley Foster is arguably the most unfortunate and sad story of the season. After beating Villa in the Women's League Cup in October, he encountered a traffic accident in Finland and needed to recover from a long-term injury, but fortunately was able to escape from the ghost gate. Although she can't play for the team, Riley Foster is still present to support her teammates during the recuperation period, and the team's achievements this season can not be less than her share, and The positive attitude that Riley Foster shows in the face of trauma is also a great encouragement.
14. Ashley Hodson
Ashley Hodson, who was still a rookie when Liverpool won the women's Premier League title, is now a veteran of the team, and at just 26 years old, he is the team's record holder for the most appearances. However, this season she is not very lucky, and intermittent injuries have affected her condition and limited her chances to play. Nevertheless, this does not detract from her hard-working attitude, and her role as a full-rounder in the front also allows Matt Beard's side to provide more flexible room to change sides.
15. Meikayla Moore
Nicknamed "Mouse", New Zealand defender Mekara Moore started unconventional this season, but she gave her all every time she played. In February, she won a three-yuan swing against the National Team of the United States, and then slowly came out of the shadows with the help of psychological counseling, and was encouraged by Klopp.
17. Carla Humphrey
This season's new attacking midfielder Carla Humphrey excelled at playing in small spaces, with the nickname "Twinkle toes" among his teammates. Unfortunately, there are not many opportunities in the competitive midfield this season, but even so, she has an all-out attitude and performed best in a limited time.
18. Ceri Holland
Wales international Cerry Holland, who also experienced the baptism of the American University League before joining the team in January 2021, is a dynamic midfielder, she and Rachel Furness form the team's midfield generator, although there are no goal assists in this season's league, but she is still impressive in the midfield.
19. Rianna Dean
Rianna Dean was the sixth new acquisition last summer by Matt Beard, whose academy helped Upgrade Spurs in 2018/19. This season, in the second round of the league, she personally helped the team beat Watford twice, but unfortunately, unfortunately, she was injured and recovered for most of the season.
20. Yana Daniels
Belgium international Yana Daniels, who is matt Beard's old club at Bristol City, returned to Liverpool for the second time last summer and is familiar to her. Yana Daniels is extremely malleable to play as a striker, midfielder and even tried to play wingback this season. She also has a very good professional attitude, and when she was told in the league match against Bristol City in April that she was on the bench, Yana Daniels only wanted the team to win without complaining.
24. Katie Stengel
U.S. striker Katie Stengel is the team's newest player to join, only moving to Liverpool in January. She has extensive exodus experience, having played in Australia, Germany and Norway. Although only a few months into the squad, Katie Stenger has quickly integrated into the team, contributing eight goals in the league as a second-place top scorer, sharing The responsibility for Lynn Kilnan's goals and providing the team with one more pick-up point, which is definitely a successful acquisition.
27. Charlotte Clarke
With loaned substitute goalkeeper Katie temporarily recalled by Brighton in mid-season and Riley Foster recuperating from a serious injury, Matt Beard recruited Charlotte Grayson from Derby County as a substitute goalkeeper in December. Although she only joined the team in the middle of the season and still did not have the opportunity to play for the team in the league, her training attitude was highly affirmed by the coaching staff, spurring the no. 1 goalkeeper Rachel Rouse.
28. Megan Campbell
Ireland international defender Megan Campbell, who joined City last summer, is the "Popeye" in the squad, and her out-of-bounds balls have repeatedly created threats and even assisted goals, and she is skilled on both sides and feet. After recuperating from an injury in pre-season training camp for six months, Megan Campbell, who came back in the middle of the season with the help of the medical team, was said to be more and more courageous, and won the Player of the Week award in early April.
32.Lucy Parry
The 17-year-old, the team's youngest league record holder, has been playing under Matt Beard this season and has made three starters in the Women's FA Cup. She has been improving as a defender on both sides and has been selected for the England U19 women's team. The Liverpool academy player still has good prospects for the future.
33.Evie Smith
Evie, 18, has made her debut this season and has moved up to the first team, playing as a left-back or left-wing position. It's a pity that she was injured in the pre-season warm-up game, otherwise I believe she has been given her debut this season.
34.Hannah Silcock
Hannah has the flower name Virg in the team and is considered to be the female version of Van. Hannah, who has her hair tied up like Van Dijk and plays as a centre-back, is calm and has a good ability to read the ball. She has made her debut as a substitute in the league this season, and she is diligent in her homework in the team to prepare for the game when she is playing with the team, which will definitely help her future development.
The following two other mid-season departures are also worth noting:
Georgia Walters
Wales striker Georgia Walters joined the team last September, and although the opportunity to switch from part-time to full-time may not be many, she has adapted well. After playing nine games for the team, Georgia Walters moved to Sheffield United in January.
Katie Startup
Substitute goalkeeper Katie, who was loaned from Brighton, has played twice in cup matches and was very competent as a substitute goalkeeper, but unfortunately was unable to finish the season at Liverpool.
In addition to the players, the Liverpool women's football team has undergone major changes in recent years from management to the coaching staff, the team's U.S. owner FSG Chairman Mike Gordon has been more involved in women's football affairs since September 2020, and the team has appointed media director Susan Black as the ceo of women's football to replace Peter Moore, who left in August of the same year, and the team's men's football chief executive Billy Hogan has also joined the women's football board. In November last year, the team found Russ Fraser as the first operating director of Liverpool women's football team, and before his role at Leicester City women's football team, he witnessed the professionalization of the team and the opening of a new training base, which contributed a lot to the promotion of Leicester City women's football team to the Premier League.
On the coaching staff, Matt Beard also reorganized the team after returning to the team, including bringing in Paul McHugh, who has worked with Boston and West Ham United for 30 years, as an assistant coach; goalkeeper coach Joe Potts followed Matt Beard to the Liverpool women's football team after the team's Premier League crown that year; and first team analyst Jordan Kevan found assistant Noah Sansbury to join the intensive analysis department in the mid-season In addition, the medical and rehabilitation departments have also increased their staffing.
Chris Underwood, who worked with Matt Beard at Bristol City, joined the Liverpool women's first team as a sports therapist; Colm Smith joined the team last September to take charge of strength training; and sports psychology brought in expert Dr. Lee. Francesca Champ helped relieve anxiety and stress; Dr Amelia Woodhouse joined last summer as team doctor; and the team hired Stephen Deponeo to manage the team's training grounds. According to recent reports, the women's team has found a suitable place for the women's first team and the youth echelon to train (originally the Liverpool Cockerby Youth Training Base was also considered, but the place was only enough to accommodate one team).
Liverpool women's football has been developing in recent years, and management has been criticized for under-investment. The team will return to the women's Premier League next season, and as the team structure stabilizes, it is very important for the team to develop healthily as much as possible to retain the backbone team and then properly strengthen it. Manager Matt Beard revealed that preparations for next season have begun, and look forward to a stronger Liverpool women's football team in the women's Premier League with the great powers.