Sonia Bompastor interview: Chelsea boss discusses her personality for run-in as Blues chase quadruple

28 March 2025, 18:28 | Updated: 29 March 2025, 23:35

There are two sides to Sonia Bompastor. When she first arrived at Chelsea, she was the cool, calm presence on the touchline in her opening months. Now, we're seeing the other side.

Watching her at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League quarter-final comeback win over Manchester City, it was the opposite of calm, at times.

A roar of frustration towards the bench as Chelsea failed to build up from the back in the first half, followed by an earful to the officials as Erin Cuthbert's penalty appeal was dismissed. Then, intense clapping and encouragement in stoppage time to maintain the team's intensity in the dying moments.

"When you get to March, April and May, you start to feel my voice is different," says Bompastor to Sky Sports.

"At the beginning of the season, I was trying to find the good ways to bring confidence to my squad, for them to realise it's possible to achieve a lot of things in this club.

"But now, it's time for us to turn words into actions on the pitch. And these are the moments that are really decisive in the season."

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