Ahtinen previews WSL season finale: “We want to end it on a high”

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Having returned to winning ways in the league last time out against London City Lionesses, which saw us break our highest-ever points tally for a single season in the top flight, we travel to Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon (1pm UK) to round off our seventh campaign in the competition on a high note.

It has also been a memorable week for the Finland international – penning a new, long-term contract with the club on Wednesday (13 May) – who spoke about how a strong finish can also be the springboard for next season.

“We want to end it on a high,” she told us ahead of our closing game on the south coast.

“We want to have a good feeling on how we end because I do think that we started the season off so well, so I do think that it's important for the feeling when you get to the end, that you feel like we ended it on high.

“I think that that's one of the key points for a successful team is that you can never really be just satisfied and all the top teams, they also want to have more all the time.

“So, I think that's the right mindset for us, that we see every game as a possibility for us to improve and get points.”

When asked about being part of one of our best-ever squads in the WSL, following the historic points tally this term, she added: “It's a great thing that on paper we've also done better.

“Obviously, the feeling inside of the team is that we've taken steps forward and built a stronger identity and consistency within us. But, I think it's quite amazing that we can also show on paper that it actually is the best season we've had.”

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