How do you fill the hole left by the injured Sam Kerr? You can’t. No player can truly be replaced like-for-like and finding someone to match the world-class Kerr’s level and output is nigh-on impossible. It is not just the number of goals she scores that makes her so valuable but the timing. The Australia forward steps up in the biggest games, when backs are against the wall and a team need something special.
Her two critical, stunning goals in the final game of the 2021-22 Women’s Super League season, as Chelsea twice came from behind against Manchester United to earn a 4-2 win and secure the title, epitomise the characteristics that what make her such a threat and a treat.
