"She is really good from those positions that's why we've been working with Less every now and then in that position, said the head coach, Renee Slegers. We have two really good 9s and sometimes we need a Russo player type in the 9 and sometimes we need the Blackstenius player type in the 9, and then we know that Less can do the 10 as well."
"She is very good in making herself available and she can see where there are spaces to use, [so] how can we also release her a little bit higher up, how can she be more of a threat, without taking away what she has done very well in the league [previously]? So this is a balance of giving a player a little bit more opportunity to go forward but not losing her identity."
Alessia Russo scored twice, including a long-range strike and a penalty, and assisted Stina Blackstenius as Arsenal defeated West Ham 5-1. Russo dropped deeper into a No 10 role after Blackstenius entered, showing effectiveness as a creator and finisher and providing tactical flexibility between the striker and playmaker positions. Yui Hasegawa received more licence to roam forward for Manchester City, combined with Aoba Fujino, and scored the decisive goal in a comeback win over Brighton. Cathinka Tandberg recorded a goal and an assist on her first start as Tottenham beat Everton 2-0 at Goodison Park.
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