Arsenal midfielder Lia Walti believes Sunday's Conti Cup Final triumph over Chelsea will give the Gunners a huge confidence boost for the rest of the season.
It was a nightmare start for Jonas Eidevall's side at Selhurst Park on Sunday, with Sam Kerr rising to meet a sumptuous Guro Reiten delivery and nodding home to put Chelsea in front inside two minutes. But Arsenal rallied quickly, with striker Stina Blackstenius restoring parity inside 16 minutes before Kim Little coolly dispatched her penalty to give the Gunners the lead.
A Niamh Charles own goal on the stroke of half-time gave Arsenal some breathing space heading into the second half, with some smart goalkeeping from Manuela Zinsberger denying Chelsea a route back into the game after the break. It was a display that yielded Arsenal's first trophy in almost four years: a feat Walti believes has been a long time coming.
