Record-breaker Nobbs likened to Modric
The Aston Villa midfielder Jordan Nobbs became the Women’s Super League’s all-time leading appearance maker when she played in her 193rd WSL match, an entertaining 4-2 loss at Brighton. The Villa manager, Robert de Pauw, said: “The energy and the experience she brings on the pitch, I know she’s one of the older players on the team, but good enough is old enough, like a little [Luka] Modric in midfield. If I compare it to one player it would be him. I have all the respect in the world for what she’s doing and the level that she brings.” The 71-times capped England international is being deployed in a deeper, holding role by De Pauw, rather than as the No 10 she became known as earlier in her career, and De Pauw said of the 31-year-old former Arsenal player: “If you read the game well like Jordan, then you can play in both roles.” TG
