A second Devon Derby of the season will likely be hosted at Residence Park on Sunday when Argyle Girls welcome Exeter Metropolis to the Theatre of Greens for the second spherical of the Adobe Girls’s FA Cup.
After a dominant and cozy 6-0 victory over Poole City within the competitors’s opening spherical, Head Coach Ryan Perks believes his aspect can proceed their thrilling cup performances and battle with a robust Grecians aspect who triumphed 3-0 when the edges met within the league earlier within the season.
“We’re wanting ahead to returning to Residence Park,” Perks advised Argyle TV. “It’s one other Devon Derby, and we need to progress within the FA Cup and attempt to rectify the outcome from the final one. I believe the earlier recreation was a recreation of two halves. It was fairly a scrappy encounter within the first half and Exeter took benefit of that.
“I believe we dominated the ball a bit extra within the second half however lacked that remaining move or slightly creativity within the remaining third to unlock Exeter. Nonetheless, we’re wanting ahead to it and are excited. It might be good to get a giant crowd in once more to get behind the ladies as a result of everybody loves an FA Cup recreation.”
Argyle have been on a three-game successful streak earlier than a 2-0 defeat on Sunday, in opposition to Cheltenham City, in a recreation performed at Saltash, on a pitch dissimilar to Residence Park’s pristine floor.
“I believe components did not assist us final week in opposition to Cheltenham City within the league,” stated Perks. “We tried to get the ball down and play, however misplaced passes and missed touches value us, so we have to bounce again.
“Coaching on Wednesday evening was sensible, and the ladies are in a incredible temper. Confidence is excessive, so we have simply obtained to take that into the sport and provides Exeter the credit score they deserve. They’re having an excellent season. We have got to have a look at the place they may damage us and attempt to nullify that as a lot as potential. Then have a look at the areas the place we will exploit them and punish them.
“We’ve obtained to maintain a clear sheet and rating greater than Exeter. It sounds easy, would not it? We have got a recreation plan ready and it’s all the way down to the gamers to execute that recreation plan in addition to they’ll. In the event that they do it, then why cannot we beat Exeter Metropolis? We beat them final 12 months within the League Cup they usually beat us within the Devon Cup. They have the benefit this season, but it surely’s at all times fairly shut and a bit extra intense than regular league fixtures.
“We have got ok gamers right here to beat Exeter. I am assured that we will get the outcome. The gamers needs to be assured, however we won’t underestimate Exeter Metropolis.”
Argyle will likely be and not using a few key members of the squad this weekend, nevertheless. Ellie Sara and Grace Smith will likely be lacking by means of harm, while Ella Stephens will serve a one-match suspension for receiving 5 yellow playing cards this season.
Perks stated: “Ellie will not be obtainable this weekend. Sadly, it seems to be like she’s obtained a damaged rib so she’s going to be out for a few weeks. Clearly, we’ll handle that and attempt to get her again for the Oxford recreation. The precedence is the league; Ellie lacking the cup video games clearly is a giant loss, however I’d relatively her miss the cup video games than the league video games.
“Ella’s suspended this weekend. She’s on 5 yellow playing cards, so she’ll miss this recreation. However once more, it is a cup recreation and we need to win it, but it surely’s in all probability a great recreation to overlook relatively than lacking the league video games. The bread and butter is the league and we need to decide up factors, so we want all our gamers obtainable for these video games.
“Grace Smith’s nonetheless unavailable, in order that they’re in all probability the one three. Everybody else is match and nicely now barring getting by means of coaching. There are many gamers within the combine and people lacking permits different gamers to get again within the beginning line-up and take their likelihood.”
Almost 2,000 followers attended the FA Girls’s Nationwide League Southern Premier Division encounter in October, and Perks is aware of how essential it will likely be to have an analogous crowd in attendance on Sunday, not just for Argyle but in addition for girls’s soccer within the South West.
“I believe it is essential for each us and Exeter,” he stated. “Girls’s soccer within the South West is rising and getting extra publicity. It provides the ladies the chance to be function fashions for these youthful followers and permits them to aspire to play at Residence Park someday.
“It is a huge recreation. We have performed plenty of video games at Residence Park, which provides us that publicity, however we need to entertain the followers and that is the plan on Sunday.”