West Ham boss Paul Konchesky believes his side are "closing the gap" to the Women's Super League's top performers following Sunday's narrow defeat to Manchester City.
The Hammers weathered an early onslaught from Gareth Taylor's side at the Chigwell Construction Stadium and could have taken the lead themselves on the stroke of half time, with both Abbey-Leigh Stringer and Grace Fisk seeing seeing their shots blocked on the line.
However, it wasn't to be for the hosts who fell behind shortly after the break thanks to a clinical finish from the WSL's top-scorer, Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw. The result saw West Ham drop to sixth in the table but Konchesky believes his side can take a lot of heart from the weekend's display.
