ASHLEIGH PLUMPTRE is backing Foxes fans to give Leicester a boost as they target a bounce back from a tough run of six losses from six games.
The Nigeria centre-back’s club are aiming for their first win of the season when they face Everton in a league cup duel at Pirelli Stadium.
Jonathan Morgan’s team are yet to pick up a point in the league having lost five top-flight matches after a tricky start that has seen them play three of the tier’s top-four sides.
But the WSL debutants came close to nabbing a draw against champions Chelsea before the international break until two late Blues goals saw them consigned to defeat.
Plumptre, told Leicester City TV: “The fans really make a huge difference and, although we haven’t got the results so far, when we come back into training and after games, we all talk about how the fans have given us that extra push.
“I vividly remember in the Tottenham game when we were trying to get a goal back and every time it felt like we had momentum and were getting forward.
“You could hear the crowd every time we stepped forward and it’s something that I don’t think we would have got if we were still playing at Quorn (FC’s ground).
“We’re very lucky to be playing there (Pirelli Stadium) and at King Power Stadium.
“It’s the perfect stage for fans and other people to see what we can do.
This evening’s clash will see Everton play their first match under new manager Jean Luc-Vasseur a day after commercial director Sarvar Ismailov quit his role for health reasons.
The 52-year-old Frenchman has taken charge of the Toffees following the sacking of their former boss Willie Kirk.
The Walton Hall Park side parted company with the Edinburgh-born coach following a poor start to the season with the club losing three of their five opening top-flight games this season.
And those defeats for the Merseyside team came against last term’s top three Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal.
Everton, who harbour ambitions of qualifying for the Champions League, are thought to see Vasseur as a coach with the required experience to help them achieve their goal of competing in Europe.
The Frenchman, who began his senior playing career as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain in 1986, comes to the club off the back of trophy-winning success in Europe’s top club competition with French giants Lyon.
I have the ambition to build a team that can achieve Champions League qualification
Jean Luc-Vasseur
Following his appointment, Vasseur said: “I’ve come here to write new history with Everton and to win titles.
“We have a lot of talent and resources, so I think there is good capacity to improve.
“I have the ambition to build a team that can achieve Champions League qualification. We have to be patient and fight to win.”
Vasseur coached teams in Paris Saint-Germain’s academy from 2001 to 2011 before managing men’s sides Creteil, Chateauroux, Paris FC and Reims between 2011 and 2019.
He went on to become Lyon Women’s manager in June 2019.
And he led the side to a trophy treble in 2020 including France’s top-flight title and their seventh Champions League crown.
However, the Ligue One Women’s giants went on to sack the coach in April this year following a trophyless season.
Last term Lyon lost their domestic title to rivals PSG in June this year and were knocked out of the Champion’s League by the Paris side in April.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
