Scheuer: I expect full focus from my team

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Albion boss eager to progress to the quarter-final of the FA Cup.

Heather Miller

2023-02-26T06:00:00Z

Scheuer ready for FA Cup action

Following the first international break of the year Albion will return to competitive action on Sunday as they host Coventry United in the fifth round of the Vitality FA Cup.

It will be two weeks since the squad last played and they will look to bounce back from a disappointing 6-2 home loss to Aston Villa in the WSL.

"We want to go as far as we can, maybe we are the favourites but it's not going to an easy game and we have to be serious," said head coach Jens Scheuer.

"I expect full focus from my team to show the strengths that we've shown in the past before our Aston Villa match."

Scheuer recognised the opportunity to progress in the tournament and emphasised the positive impact that would have amongst the squad.

He added, "The FA Cup is a big tournament, it has a lot of history. I want to achieve the quarter-final with the team. I'm very ambitious and the cup is really important to us and the club."

Scheuer revealed that he had watched the Villa defeat eight times to discover what went wrong.

"I spent a lot of time analysing and trying to understand what happened and what we did well and where we have to improve. There are a lot of things to learn, not only negative things but positives too.

"It's good for me to see what we have to work on, not only the tactical side but the mentality and technical side too. It was a good lesson for me and we will pick the best out of it."