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Renee Slegers says she will remain as Arsenal’s interim head coach for the team’s next five fixtures.
The Dutchwoman, who had been working as assistant boss, was placed in temporary charge when Jonas Eidevall resigned on October 15.
Slegers has since overseen a 4-1 Champions League victory over Valerenga and 2-0 Women’s Super League victory at West Ham.
Between now and the next international break, Arsenal have WSL matches against Manchester United, at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday, Brighton and Tottenham, as well as facing Juventus home and away in the European competition.
And Slegers told a press conference on Friday: “I’ll be in the interim role for this block, that’s what I know. So this block, these five games.”
Asked if she could see herself doing the job longer term, Slegers said: “I definitely see myself doing it at the moment because I enjoy working with the girls, for the club, trying to get successes.
“I really enjoy the role, but obviously if you do it over a longer time it becomes different. But the work I’m doing now, I’m really enjoying my role at the moment.”
She added: “If you’re very straight to it, we’re going to go for five wins. That’s what we’re going to try to achieve this block.
“I know it’s small margins, it’s tough opposition, so it’s going to be very hard challenges, but of course we believe we can achieve this.”
Eidevall departed after the Gunners, who are fifth in the WSL with eight points from five fixtures, had a 0-0 draw and and 2-1 loss in the league at home against Everton and Chelsea respectively, either side of being thrashed 5-2 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
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