Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall has admitted that Lionesses captain Leah Williamson has been impossible to replace during her knee injury.
The 26-year-old defender has been absent since April when she suffered an ACL injury in a WSL clash against Manchester United, which also cost her a place at this summer's World Cup. Eidevall explained that his side has struggled to adapt without Williamson, whose combination of defensive ability and passing range are a rare commodity.: "You don't build a squad where you have two Leah Williamsons, for example. There is only one Leah Williamson.
"That's really hard when you're trying to replace a player like that because there is not a direct replacement on the market. There might be a copy of Leah Williamson that's not as good and I don't believe in having a lesser version."of another long-term injury with Beth Mead set to feature this weekend against Aston Villa after recovering from an ACL injury which also cost her a place at the World Cup.
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