JONATHAN MORGAN says his Leicester City side will not be getting ahead of themselves in their bid to seal a historic promotion to the WSL.
And the Foxes boss, whose team currently top the Women’s Championship, is “under no illusion” of the threat posed by their closest rivals.
Jonathan Morgan is not taking Leicester’s good form in the Women”s Championship for grantedCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Leicester, who reached the last eight of the Conti Cup, by knocking Birmingham out of the contest on penalties, are due to face Charlton in the second tier.
And the in-form team, who have Emile Heskey as their ambassador, have won their last five games across all competitions since the start of November.
However, the gap between Leicester and rivals Liverpool, Durham and Sheffield United is considerably tight.
The fourth-placed Blades are just three points adrift of pole position in the table and former WSL powerhouse Liverpool are just a point behind the Foxes.
Morgan told SunSport: “Right now we’re doing very well. But it’s only halfway through the season.
“There are a lot of twists and turns still to come before the season finishes.
“We are under no illusions that Durham and Sheffield are very, very experienced teams.
They have a good work ethic, a good mentality that suits this this league – hence why see them competing so well again this year
“Liverpool for us are the favourites coming down from WSL 1.
“To be honest, we still see them as the benchmark of the league and we just want to make sure that we can just try and stay ahead of them.
“We still think that with their squad they should have the favourites tag on them.
“But we will keep doing our thing, game-by-game as we understand it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”
Leicester have conceded four goals in their last five Championship games.
Leicester City keeper Kirstie Levell is targeting a Golden Gloves win in the Championship
All the encounters – including a home clash with Liverpool – have resulted in victories for Morgan and his players.
However, Kirstie Levell, who pulled off an impressive first-half penalty save during the Foxes’ league cup win against Birmingham, aims to rack up more shutouts.
The Leicester stopper, 23 who played for England Under-23s, and is also eligible to play for Scotland, is targeting a Golden Gloves win this term.
Levell told SunSport: “From the very beginning of the season, I said, I want to win the Golden Gloves.
Leicester will play Charlton who lost seven of their first eight games in the second tier this seasonCredit: Getty Images – Getty
“At the end of the season, I want to be the goalkeeper in this league who has the most clean sheets
“At the moment, I don’t think I’m winning that but, at the end of the day, if we’re winning, and and we are keeping clean sheets that is a major bonus,
“But if we’re just getting the win and not keeping clean sheets, then I have got to hold my hands up and say, we are getting in the win and that is all that really matters.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
