Mead, Nobbs and Montemurro revel in Royals win

Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro heralded his team’s “very satisfying” performance in the 6-0 thrashing of Reading at Boreham Wood on Sunday afternoon.

A hat-trick scored by Vivianne Miedema, accompanied by goals from Jordan Nobbs, Beth Mead, and Danielle Van de Donk earned a result which moves the Gunners two points clear at the summit of the FA Women’s Super League.

Jordan Nobbs

“We are so fluid in our moments and our movements are so important to us” said Montemurro. “We have a group that just want to be better and better, and we give them challenges every day. The players are so focused and believe in what we’re trying to achieve. Every week is a new challenge.”

After the Gunners’ mauling of the fourth-placed Royals, it’s hard to see how any team will be able to block their path to the title. Captain Jordan Nobbs puts the current five game winning run down to “what we do on the training field, and what Joe and the staff are working on behind the scenes.”

Fresh from England international duty, winger Beth Mead was also encouraged by the “big statement” she feels her team are making in the league this season, but warned against complacency.

“I think getting the results is making us even more hungry. We want to pick up on little things in each game and continue to get better, we want to keep consistent. We’ve got the professionalism and we know that no game is easy. We’ll continue to prepare for each game as if it’s the biggest game of the season.”