{"id":292016,"date":"2023-10-01T16:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292016"},"modified":"2023-10-01T16:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T16:24:02","slug":"corsie-insists-villa-players-wanted-to-wear-new-home-shirt-vs-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/corsie-insists-villa-players-wanted-to-wear-new-home-shirt-vs-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Corsie insists Villa players WANTED to wear new home shirt vs United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Aston Villa captain Rachel Corsie insists players WANTED to wear their controversial home shirt for season opener against Man United despite concerns about its wet look<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aston Villa&#8217;s 2023\/24 home kit has proved controversial due to its wet look<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Captain Rachel Corsie insisted players wanted to wear the kit despite concerns\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She said wearing the away kit was &#8216;never an option&#8217; after their loss to Man United\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aston Villa captain Rachel Corsie said players wanted to wear their controversial Castore home kit for their season opener against Manchester United, despite concerns about its wet look.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Villa\u2019s male players, the women\u2019s team expressed concern in the run-up to Sunday\u2019s WSL opener about the shirts.<\/p>\n<p>Football commentator Jacqui Oatley said Villa&#8217;s women&#8217;s side were \u2018dreading\u2019 wearing the \u2018clingy\u2019 shirts.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands no Villa player chose to change into a fresh shirt at half-time and the match passed without issue after such big build-up on its durability.<\/p>\n<p>Corsie, speaking after a 2-1 defeat to United, dismissed the idea wearing the away shirt was an option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/16\/76040133-12581415-image-a-1_1696173128587.jpg\" height=\"448\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa captain Rachel Corie has insisted players were keen to wear their controversial new home shirt during their season opener against Man United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/16\/76040127-12581415-image-a-2_1696173132834.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The kit appears to become soaked within minutes of match action and weigh down players<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We wanted to wear the home shirt,\u2019 she said. \u2018It\u2019s first game of the season so you want to be in your home kit.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Pressed on if the club are working towards a resolution moving forwards, Corsie added: \u2018It is being dealt with, yeah. The club have been really supportive.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The issue of the shirt was put to manager Carla Ward in her post-match press conference, but Villa\u2019s press officer intervened before she could answer, insisting Ward had spoken on it enough.<\/p>\n<p>It remains a prominent issue here at Villa, with Villa&#8217;s male team having criticised the shirts, saying they are uncomfortable because they are retaining too much sweat.<\/p>\n<p>After beating Brighton 6-1 at Villa Park 24 hours before the women turned out, midfielder John McGinn was asked on TNT Sports whether &#8216;the shirt doesn&#8217;t feel too heavy now&#8217;, to which he responded: &#8216;It&#8217;s still heavy, don&#8217;t worry about that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Obviously there has been a lot of talk about that this week but when you get here and it\u2019s the start of the season everyone is buzzing it\u2019s under way now,\u2019 Corsie added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s been a long break and there\u2019s just a huge buzz that we\u2019re not under way. It is going to be the best season in the WSL I believe and we want to make sure we do a really good job so things like the shirts\u2026 once you\u2019re in the game and you\u2019re competing you just do what you can as well as you can.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/16\/76013563-12581415-John_McGinn_joked_Aston_Villa_s_shirts_are_still_heavy_following-a-3_1696173142457.jpg\" height=\"509\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>John McGinn joked Aston Villa&#8217;s shirts are still heavy following their victory against Brighton<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/16\/76013557-12581415-Villa_could_terminate_their_partnership_with_Castore_because_of_-a-6_1696173392312.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Villa could terminate their partnership with Castore because of concerns over the shirts<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12581415\/Aston-Villa-Rachel-Corsie-Man-United.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aston Villa captain Rachel Corsie insists players WANTED to wear their controversial home shirt for season opener against Man United despite concerns about its wet look Aston Villa&#8217;s 2023\/24 home kit has proved controversial due to its wet look Captain Rachel Corsie insisted players wanted to wear the kit despite concerns\u00a0 She said wearing the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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