Arsenal Women's manager Jonas Eidevall believes he was vindicated by surprisingly leaving out striker Vivianne Miedema in the Gunners UEFA Women's Champions League thrashing of eight-time winners Lyon.
Caitlin Foord and Beth Mead both scored twice on Wednesday night with Miedema's replacement, Frida Maanum, also netting in a 5-1 win. Miedema, who has 120 goals in 150 appearances, was a surprise exclusion from Eidevall's starting lineup, but the Swede believes he was more than justified in this decision.
"Yeah and also Frida is one of our players with the strongest running ability as well," he said in his post-match press conference. "I think she carried out that role tonight that required an extreme amount of running, because you basically have to defend two players the whole time. I think she was brilliant tonight - both off the ball and on. I think it was an excellent performance from her and she should be really proud and happy."
