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How will break affect different teams?

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The Women's Football Weekly team have been discussing the impact of the international break on teams in the Women's Super League with a two-and-a-half week gap until the next games.

Former Scotland and Arsenal defender Jen Beattie and England's record goalscorer Ellen White highlighted London City Lionesses and Everton as sides that could be most affected.

"When you get a new manager like London City have, all you want is time," explained Beattie. "You want more moments on the training ground, especially if a lot is being changed and I have heard quite a lot has done in terms of methodologies and day-to-day processes.

"This will give them more consistency with the manager and more time on the pitch.

"At the same time, after that loss to Tottenham [on penalties in the FA Cup], the first thing you want to do is play another game to erase that memory!"

Meanwhile, Everton have won three in a row in the WSL to escape from danger at the bottom of the league while some of their rivals have slipped back since the start of the year.

"They might be frustrated to lose momentum," said White. "Others such as Aston Villa and Leicester might value the chance to regroup."

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