A dozen Republic of Ireland internationals will feature in the new WSL season that gets under way this weekend
The three newcomers are Chloe Mustaki with her newly promoted Bristol City side, Heather Payne, who joined Courtney Brosnan at Everton after completing her scholarship at Florida State University, and Jessie Stapleton, whose move to West Ham brings their contingent of former Shelbourne players to three, with Izzy Atkinson and Jess Ziu already there a year.
Manchester United hold Aoife Mannion in such high regard that they gave her a new contract in July despite her suffering two ACL injuries in just over two years. Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images How many of these players will get regular game time? There’s the rub. Having that many players at that level will be no small boon to Vera Pauw’s successor, but not if they’re kicking their heels on the bench most weeks.
The rest of the West Ham crew will face their own challenges. Jess Ziu is still on the comeback trail from the anterior cruciate ligament injury she suffered 11 months ago, while Stapleton’s pre-season has also been interrupted by injury. And after making most of her appearances from the bench last season, Atkinson needs to drive on to get more minutes.
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