I remember very well how hesitant and resistant to selling Noelle Maritz I was. It seemed like a terrible decision in every possible way and even though I think she shouldn’t have left the club mid season, the way that Emily Fox has played has made the anxiety basically go away.
She is direct, efficient, hard working and tireless. Her will to attack, chase back, support, initiate and everything in between is palpable and I feel she has been a great addition to the squad.
Arsene Wenger had many “wengerisms” and my favorite one, which is a phrase I use whenever I can do sound smart is that for some things we need to take: “chronological distance” to appreciate things and to see the impact that they truly have.
Clearly her impact has been objective and we can see it NOW, but I have a strong feeling that her particular attitude is something that we will be looking back at, a few years from now, and say: this is exactly what we needed then. Also I certainly don’t see her at our club for more than a couple of years because American players usually like the NWSL and go home whenever they get a chance but I think she will become a bit of a cult hero and I think she has a special moment for us still to come and I’m very excited for her.
Rotating between her and Laura is a fantastic thing and I simply cannot wait for this to be something we see of a regular basis. This will also mean we don’t have to play Katie out of position and we can have her shine at her brightest basically anywhere else on the pitch, not that she doesn’t do it elsewhere.
Sunday hopefully will be an easy match and I’ll chat more about that in the upcoming days.
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