Girma’s massive switch charge might carry stress. However as a result of the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League (NWSL) calendar just isn’t aligned with ours – they’re in pre-season nonetheless – I believe Bompastor will give her a while to study how Chelsea play, their expectations, the atmosphere, the folks, to make that transition of transferring to London a bit simpler.
I do not suppose it would faze Girma an excessive amount of. American gamers are extra used to these heights of consideration. They’ve at all times performed with stress due to the good gamers who’ve gone earlier than them. They’ve needed to step into massive sneakers their complete life. I believe she’s going to embrace the stress.
The USA gamers are beneath scrutiny in school. It’s so aggressive to get scholarships. I used to be speaking to USA worldwide Tobin [Heath] the opposite day and he or she mentioned the gamers know no matter selection they make in school goes to set them on a sure path for all times. It’s such an enormous choice and a wide selection to make at a younger age. Girma has taken these experiences in her stride.
With American gamers, you possibly can at all times assure self-belief and professionalism. They decide to the whole lot. That’s their basis. It’s the one attribute which you could by no means query and I by no means did with any of the USA gamers I performed with.
She has gained issues on the highest degree and has sat subsequent to massive leaders. She has talked about Alex Morgan being somebody that evokes her so she understands what it takes to be a correct chief. I believe she’s going to need to fill or bridge gaps at Chelsea. She will probably be a voice in that staff. She comes throughout as a really calm character and communicator. You want that in each successful staff.
I believe Girma goes to be an inspiration for lots of people. She is de facto happy with her heritage. She was the primary participant of Ethiopian descent to characterize the USA and that’s giving visibility to folks from these communities.
Chelsea have now added one other famous person with actual kudos in Girma. Sam Kerr can also be set to return again. That could be a scary prospect for gamers and rival groups alike.
Anita Asante was chatting with BBC Sport’s ladies’s soccer information reporter Emma Sanders.