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Crossways – A Women’s Football Show With Steph Houghton and Ian Wright

Annabel Blanchard on Final Day Drama, Biggest Inspirations, and Crystal Palace’s Ambitions

Annabel Blanchard on Final Day Drama, Biggest Inspirations, and Crystal Palace’s Ambitions
Annabel Blanchard on Final Day Drama, Inspirations, and Crystal Palace
Annabel Blanchard on Crystal Palace's Ambitions
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About the episode

Ian Wright and Steph Houghton welcome Crystal Palace’s Annabel Blanchard into the studio to chat all things relegation, promotion, and ambition. Annabel talks our hosts through her career, playing against her brothers from a young age, and playing against the best in the world in the WSL. She relives Crystal Palace’s dramatic season as they clinched promotion on the final day and discusses the club’s ambitions to become a mainstay in the top flight. Annabel speaks about her own evolution as a player and her biggest dream, to one day play for the Lionesses. Finally, some quick-fire questions: Which teammate should we keep our eye on next season, and who is the toughest opponent Annabel has faced?

Summary

  • 0:01

    Welcome

  • 0:44

    Promotion

  • 3:10

    Growing up

  • 9:55

    Relegation and pressure

  • 17:20

    Culture and change at Crystal Palace

  • 19:31

    Playing against the best

  • 21:15

    Ambitions and reaching 100

  • 27:05

    Difference between WSL and WSL2

  • 29:55

    Outside of football

  • 33:30

    Quick-fire questions