Page 14 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.19 2021-22

An interview with…..

TJ Dickens (Wrexham)

Wrexham were the winners of the top of the table clash
in Genero Adran North on Sunday, beating Connah’s
Quay Nomads 3-2 for a seventh straight league win, to
go top of the table.
Midfielder TJ Dickens was a part of that victory
on Sunday, as well as the recent impressive run. She
described the win against Connah’s Wuay as a “brilliant
result” and said that, whatever happens in the title race
this season, the future is looking very bright for the
club:
WSS: A great result for you on Sunday, was
the game as good as the scoreline suggests?
TJ: Brilliant result! I think the game was a really
good, competitive game between 2 very good teams. It
was one of the best games I've been involved in all
season.
WSS: Was it tense or nervous in the later stages of the match or were you always
confident of winning?
TJ: Of course, the later stages are always tense with us only being up by one goal. Although
I always had the confidence in my team mates to dig deep to see out the win.
WSS: This makes it seven league wins on the trot and takes you top of the league,
surely the team's confidence must be sky high right now?
TJ: Team confidence is good at the moment but we are not getting carried away. Our aim is
to keep focus on each game as they come for the remainder of the season.
WSS: Does that make it a little frustrating though that you don't have another
league game for three weeks?
TJ: It is a little frustrating as we have really good momentum at the minute, a shame not to
be able to keep it going. We just need to keep focus on training in the meantime and hopefully
our winning streak will continue when we're back.
WSS: Rosie Hughes has been hitting many headlines with her goals this season
and she is forming a great partnership with Amber Lightfoot, how big a boost to
the team is it to have that kind of firepower up front?
TJ: It's a massive boost to the team, they've both formed a really good partnership and have
a real good understanding of how each other plays. It's always good to have goalscorers
playing in front of you and they both work really hard for the team.
WSS: As well as yourselves, three other teams still have a realistic chance of
finishing on top of the table, do you think it will stay that way for the remainder
of the season?
TJ: It's going to be a close one, all we can do is concentrate on winning the games we have
left and keeping the pressure on the competition until the end of the season.
WSS: Overall, you have a very young squad at Wrexham, just how bright is the
future for the club?
TJ: The future is looking very bright. Each one of the under 19's that have come up have
adapted quickly to the ladies game, they've showed that they are more than capable to play
at this level. Hopefully it's just the start of a very strong looking future at the club.
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