The former Arsenal and England striker Kelly Smith knows how hard it is to win when there is a target on your back. Arsenal were perennial winners when Smith was a player there, across three stints between 1996 and 2017.
England’s former record goalscorer, whose tally of 46 was passed by Ellen White last year, says that makes Chelsea’s march towards a fourth successive Women’s Super League title all the more impressive.
“It’s hard to win the league as it is, but when you’re No 1 everyone wants to beat you, it’s 10 steps harder, and I’ve experienced that with Arsenal on…
