{"id":2533,"date":"2026-04-05T15:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=2533"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:13:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:13:46","slug":"kim-we-wanted-to-be-better-than-that-interview-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=2533","title":{"rendered":"Kim: &#8220;We wanted to be better than that&#8221; | Interview | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Kim Little felt that we felt short of our expectations in our 2-0 defeat to Brighton in the Adobe Women\u2019s FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust really disappointed, obviously to lose today and be out of the cup.\u201d our captain said after the tie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe prepared for the game with the detail to come in today to try and win the game, but obviously today the performance wasn&#8217;t what we needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCredit to Brighton, obviously, for getting the result and making it through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our squad now head off on international duty before returning for the final block of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Kim feels that there are positives and negatives to the break following our FA Cup exit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou obviously don\u2019t want to sit with it for too long, we\u2019re professionals, so we know how to respond to situations like this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll obviously be disappointed in our performance and we\u2019ll reflect, assess our individual and team performance, and what we did today, what didn\u2019t go right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we\u2019ll obviously look to put that right coming back after the break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While our FA Cup run came to an end this afternoon, Kim felt that there\u2019s plenty of positives to take from previous performances which suggest that we could have a brilliant end to the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we need to look at where we are in our performances over this block and this year. We are in a really good place, we know that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne result doesn\u2019t determine or change that, but we also have to be honest with ourselves with how the performance and the result went today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to be better than that, so we\u2019ll look to make sure that happens.\u201d <\/p>\n<article data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"7502e9ff-a5cf-428f-86d3-59c20f9bd0b7\" data-embed-button=\"article_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:node.tiny\" data-langcode=\"en\" data-entity-embed-display-settings=\"()\" class=\"embedded-entity u-spacing-down--xxl\">\n<article data-article-id=\"126149\" about=\"\/news\/renee-we-have-own-performance\">\n<div class=\"article-card article-card--tiny card\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 200, small: 550, medium: 640, large: 768\">\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<p>\n         <span class=\"h6 article-card__subhead\">Read more<\/span>                             <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-card__title\" title=\"Ren\u00e9e: &quot;We have to own the performance&quot;\"><span class=\"article-card__title-words\">  Ren\u00e9e: &#8220;We have to own the performance&#8221; <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Arsenal Football Club Limited. 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