Bompastor on James injury, squad rotation and finding the next level
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Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Women's Super League game against Liverpool (kick-off 12:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from her news conference:
Lucy Bronze and Catarina Macario are back in the squad and available, but Lauren James remains sidelined.
Bompastor said "it is difficult to give a date" on when James will return, but said "not before the next international break for sure".
On the high number of different goalscorers this season, Bompastor said: "That is really valuable because it gives the opposition some doubts on players. They don't know which one is going to score".
On selection headaches, she said: "It’s good for me because I can rotate."
On whether her players have gelled quicker than she expected, she said: "I was expecting us to perform from the beginning and I hope now we will be able to perform until the end."
Asked whether there is another level to come, Bompastor said: "Even if we have good results we still have room for improvement."
On Liverpool, she said: "They have a good team and good squad and I know Liverpool always find a way to perform against Chelsea."
