Stina Blackstenius believes she cannot be in a better environment than she is now at Arsenal, despite the season being personally "quite challenging sometimes".
The forward spoke exclusively to Sky Sports as adidas launched their spring/summer 2024 campaign. Their ambition is to help disarm negative pressure in sport for both elite and grassroots athletes, focusing on the impact it can have on performance and how best to manage it.
For Blackstenius, she has faced her fair share of pressure this season. The Sweden international has found her WSL game time limited after starting in 20 of the 22 league matches in the 2022/23 season.
Blackstenius has started just twice, featuring in 11 games overall, although has contributed with four WSL goals. It marks a change for a player who was relied upon when Arsenal suffered a number of injuries to their forward line last season - especially key players in Beth Mead and Vivianne Miedema.
"It's been quite challenging sometimes because you want to play as much as you can. But you also need to accept that we have such a strong squad, it's so competitive and you really need to be at your best to play," Blackstenius said in an exclusive interview with Sky Sports as adidas launched their spring/summer 2024 campaign.
