Brighton’s Fran Kirby: ‘Instead of running around like a headless chicken, I stand and assess’

Former Chelsea forward is thriving on the south coast and targeting victory over Liverpool in the Women’s FA CupFran Kirby knows what she brings. She always has. The Brighton forward is not young for a footballer but, at 32, she’s not old either and, injury free, is reminding people she still has it. “I know I am not the same player that I was when I was 25, I’m not naive,” she says. “That’s not who I am anymore, but I know what I can bring and that is creativity, the passes that other people wo...