Daphne van Domselaar says Arsenal ‘are on a roll’ under Renee Slegers as they aim to extend unbeaten run 

DAPHNE VAN DOMSELAAR relishes putting her goalkeeping talents to the test. 

The upbeat Arsenal star, 24, and her nine pals person travel done immoderate investigating moments successful the WSL and Champions League this season. 

Some mixed results — which included 3 winless matches astatine the Emirates — were followed by ex-Arsenal brag Jonas Eidevall departing past October. 

Those early-season hurdles person since been flooded by the resurgent Gunners, who are 3rd and 7 points disconnected leaders Chelsea. 

Following their clash with Crystal Palace this day an distant duel with the Blues awaits them adjacent Sunday. 

In the past 3 months nether their present imperishable caput manager Renee Slegers, the WSL giants person been connected an unbeaten tally of 10 wins and 1 gully successful the apical formation and Europe. 

Matches successful which Van Domselaar, who this word has made 12 WSL and Women's Champions League appearances, has started successful goal. 

The Dutch international, who began her elder vocation astatine FC Twente successful 2017, said: "Earlier this play we didn’t consciousness we were playing arsenic good arsenic we can. 

"After the alteration successful October, we person a communal goal. We’re connected a roll. 

"We kept connected winning and person grown successful each azygous crippled arsenic a squad and arsenic individuals. 

"That’s been large and everyone is connected the aforesaid page. 

"Especially from our location triumph against Valerenga (in the Champions League). 

"In that infinitesimal we got that other percent and occurrence that brought done this streak of winning." 

A enactment of caller aerial is however Arsenal’s England guardant Beth Mead described Slegers, who has been successful complaint since that triumph against Valerenga and earned the respect of fans.

It’s a presumption shared by Van Domselaar who besides sees similarities betwixt the Arsenal brag and her Dutch compatriot the Lionesses main Sarina Wiegman.

Van Domselaar adds: "Renee is simply a truly calm manager to person connected the sidelines. 

"That togetherness and that clearness she provides gives america much assurance individually arsenic players but besides arsenic a team. 

"When I talk to the girls present astatine Arsenal who play for England, they’re truly blessed with Sarina and her attack successful being direct, straightforward and providing clarity. 

"That’s besides what Renee does. She’s truly wide and gives america bully guidance astir things to enactment on.

"That’s thing they person successful common.

"Renee has bully unit astir her who enactment her and they are truly doing it together."

With 4 trophies including the WSL rubric up for grabs, Arsenal anticipation to widen their unbeaten tally crossed each competitions erstwhile they big Palace astatine 2pm today. 

And past astatine Stamford Bridge adjacent Sunday against rubric holders Chelsea. 

A lucifer that could spot Van Domselaar look her person and nationalist team-mate Wieke Kaptein.

The midfielder, 19, has impressed for the Blues this word successful her 7 WSL appearances pursuing a one-season indebtedness spell astatine her erstwhile nine Twente. 

The Gunners stopper, who is an avid lensman successful her spare time, added: "It’s hard to spot Wieke arsenic a Chelsea player. 

"She’s caller to the nine and there’s a rivalry but we’ve been friends for longer — I played with her for astir 4 years astatine Twente. 

"I conscionable spot Wieke arsenic Wieke and it’s large to spot her get minutes — but I besides privation to triumph against her.

Victory against Palace astatine Meadow Park contiguous would propulsion Arsenal up to 2nd supra Manchester City earlier the Cityzens’ clash with Man United astatine the Etihad tonight. 

The matches are 2 of 3 derby duels taking spot contiguous with West Ham hosting Chelsea. 

Of the Gunners derby clash today, Van Domselaar said: "Crystal Palace volition beryllium a hard squad to play against.

"We request to triumph that and each game.

"We’ll springiness our champion against them and from determination we’ll spell and spot what volition beryllium astatine Chelsea.

"We’ll bash everything to beryllium our champion successful that moment.”

With Arsenal unbeaten nether Slegers, Gunners fans volition beryllium dreaming of a archetypal rubric triumph since 2019.

Van Domselaar adds: "Hopefully we tin triumph prizes. That’s what we privation to bash and what we enactment for each day

"We privation to triumph the Women’s Super League but we'll spell game-by-game and from determination we’ll see. 

"We’d emotion to triumph the Champions League 1 day.

"Of people you privation to triumph each cupful and competition. Let’s spot what the adjacent fewer months volition bring."

Van Domselaar’s archetypal manager astatine Twente, Tommy Stroot, described the 2023 Ballon d’Or nominee arsenic a pure, earthy talent. 

Her travel to becoming 1 of the astir talented goalkeepers successful Europe began astatine 11 with Dutch nine LSVV earlier joining Telstar’s Academy up of a Twente move.

And standout performances astatine the 2022 Euros paved the mode for a June 2023 determination to Aston Villa earlier Arsenal triggered a merchandise clause to sign her past July. 

Reflecting connected her Euros show and determination to England, Van Domselaar said: "You person these tournaments wherever you’re connected a roll, you’re successful the infinitesimal and everything goes well. 

“I was successful that spot wherever I felt similar the champion mentation of myself. 

"After that infinitesimal I chose to enactment successful the Netherlands for an other twelvemonth astatine Twente to spot if I could proceed having that form. 

"I’m truly blessed that I did that and had a twelvemonth to deliberation astir what I wanted to bash after

"I inactive had to turn a batch particularly coming from the Eredivisie to the WSL. 

"The league present is the astir competitory successful Europe truthful that was a large step. I said to myself, ‘Let’s spot however bully I really am’.

Along with nine team-mate Victoria Pelova Van Domselaar, is 1 of 13 Dutch aces presently playing successful the Women’s Super League.

Her nationalist squad are 1 of England’s radical signifier rivals astatine this year’s Women’s Euros taking spot successful Switzerland successful July.

Both sides were steered to glory successful the contention by Wiegman who led the Netherlands to the rubric successful 2017 earlier lifting the trophy with the Lionesses 5 years later. 

The Gunners prima added: "It’s ever bully to play against England due to the fact that you cognize it volition beryllium a hard crippled but besides an breathtaking 1 particularly aft the past Euros. 

"It volition beryllium a bully cheque of wherever we are arsenic a team. 

"It’s bully we’ve had players coming backmost from wounded similar Jill Roord. Hopefully Victoria (Pelova) volition beryllium backmost arsenic good and we’ll beryllium afloat force."