Kerstin Casparridge is looking forward to a quiet, comfortable Manchester-based Christmas this year, having finally managed to pull off her new and improved Manchester City deal.
“It’s been a long time coming, but a nice early Christmas present,” he says Sky SportsFrom Joie Stadium, which he happily calls “home”.
Caspari arrived from his native Holland in 2022, signing from Twente in response to Lucie Bronzi’s departure to Barcelona that summer. Then, aged 22, the defender took some time to get to grips with life in the North West and Man City’s unique brand of fast-paced football, but is now thriving in his homeland.
Kerstin Kasparei has featured in every minute of Manchester City’s WSL campaign this season
“I’m really settled in Manchester and I’m having a great time,” she continues is
“I’m enjoying my time at the club. The club’s values really match who I am as a person, but also on a football level, I’ve grown so much here.”
Caspari has featured in every minute of Manchester City’s Women’s Super League this season as Gareth Taylor’s side trail champions Chelsea by six points in the table. boasting a transfer accuracy of 90.2 percent.
His final-third pass ratio (he’s completed 140) is the third-best of any defender in the league, and it’s that willingness to get forward and join attacks that makes Manchester City so dangerous from out wide.
City’s emphasis on possession is also a big reason why Caspari are flourishing. As a team, they have averaged nearly 70 percent of possession this season, the highest share of any team in the league’s history. But it’s not all fun and fancy.
Manchester City need to close a significant six-point gap on leaders Chelsea to challenge for the WSL title in 2024-25 and failed to capitalize on their slip-up against Leicester this weekend. disappointingly losing to Everton. For the first time in 17 matches.
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Highlights of the Women’s Super League match between Everton and Manchester City
“Chelsea are an incredibly strong team and unfortunately we didn’t take advantage of them dropping points, which is disappointing,” said Caspari we have to focus on ourselves.”
Ending the calendar year on a positive note is now the main objective as Manchester City travel to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday, hoping to end 2024 with another memorable win over their Catalan counterparts to add to the 2-0 head-to-head statement they posted in the reverse fixture earlier in October. :
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Highlights of the Women’s Super League match between Leicester City and Chelsea
“We feel good. It’s great to go to Barcelona and it’s an incredible game to finish the calendar year. I hope it’s a bit warmer than here, it’s a bit of a busy schedule but we want to play in Europe and go deeper in every tournament.”
Away from football, Casparij’s Christmas plans are a little different this year as he celebrates a recent property purchase, inviting his family to enjoy a holiday in the UK for the first time What does the winter break hold for Manchester City’s marauding full-back?
The full-back scored in Manchester City’s recent 2-0 Champions League win over St Paul’s.
“I’m looking forward to being with my family. We have a generous holiday, the club understands when we need a break, but obviously we can’t sit still. I wake up early to train.
“I’m staying in Manchester this year, so I’m going to show them around and cook Christmas dinner. We’ve got enough space to host it, so I’m cooking and my partner is the baker.” is, so between us we can cover all aspects of Christmas dinner.”
The rise of Caspari, who is under contract until the summer of 2027, is a prime example of the direction Manchester City are going in. They have been in a building phase for several seasons and now is the time for that revival to materialize.
Working out how they catch Chelsea in the final sprint between January and May should be seen as the biggest priority of all.
