The dynasty of Emma Hayes’s reign at Chelsea has been nothing in need of spectacular.
Accumulating 15 titles since her appointment in 2012, Hayes has reworked the Blues right into a dominant pressure.
A brand new problem awaits her this summer season as the top coach of america ladies’s nationwide workforce, however Hayes’ quest for a historic fifth Girls’s Tremendous League title in a row is right down to the ultimate 4 video games of the season.
Many would have hoped for her tenure at Chelsea to finish on a excessive, however the potential for a quadruple trophy haul has taken a significant hit. The Blues have been eradicated from the Champions League following an exciting second-leg defeat to Barcelona. Earlier than that, they misplaced the Continental Cup closing to Arsenal in March and have been eradicated from the FA Cup within the semi-finals simply two weeks later.
Hayes may be very conscious that the duty of difficult Manchester Metropolis for the WSL title, is not going to be simple. Whereas Wednesday’s journey to Liverpool is considered one of Chelsea’s two video games in hand on the aspect six factors above them, Hayes’ aspect should additionally overturn a goal-difference deficit of seven within the course of.
“Now we have to catch them. They have been from driving from the entrance,” says Hayes forward of the sport at Prenton Park, reside on Sky Sports activities.
“They’ve simply obtained an harm to Bunny Shaw. They’re a workforce that aren’t going to surrender on something and I anticipate Manchester Metropolis to win each recreation for the rest of the season.”
Hayes is not going to be drawn into the niceties of discussing her profession at Chelsea and what may have been on this closing season. Her focus and motivation are remaining ready to problem and win silverware.
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Chelsea’s Aggie Beever-Jones says they wish to win their fifth straight WSL title for supervisor Emma Hayes, who will depart the membership on the finish of the season
“I am not fascinated with the success we have had through the years,” she says. “It would not at all times imply you are going to maintain profitable, however I would quite be within the positions to be competing for one thing than sat on my arms with no video games.”
Head-to-head conferences with Liverpool supervisor Matt Beard are essentially the most Hayes has had in opposition to any WSL supervisor.
Whereas Hayes has stayed at Chelsea all through that point, Beard has taken cost of West Ham, Bristol Metropolis and now Liverpool. Hayes is aware of what the problem of going through any Beard aspect brings.
“Matt’s carried out a tremendous job and would not get the popularity for his years of dedication to the ladies’s recreation,” she says. “He is aware of what he desires from his groups. He is a very good human being and animated on the touchline.
“I feel Liverpool with just a little bit extra time will problem. They have been tough for each opponent they confronted. It is not nearly what they do defensively, they obtained a number of threats going ahead.”
She provides, laughing: “I obtained informed at the moment, that they have not been given a penalty in two years. I hope I am not going to jinx that now, particularly after the final week.”
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Sky Sports activities’ Anton Toloui and Oliver Yew talk about the controversial recreation that took Chelsea out of the Champions League and Barcelona into the ultimate
A lot of Chelsea’s yo-yo season comes right down to the variety of accidents they’ve gathered.
The absence of Sam Kerr and Mia Fishel because of ACL accidents has been an enormous blow to the defending champions. With additional information of Mayra Ramirez being unavailable for a must-win recreation in opposition to Liverpool, Hayes is targeted on making the very best of a tough scenario.
“We have been with out key gamers in key areas. After all, that takes its toll as a result of they are not simply gamers,” Hayes says. “A few of them are actual leaders, however the workforce has to seek out methods and it is one thing we have carried out through the years.
“There is no such thing as a assure that you’ll win issues for certain. However you completely must put every thing into it till the top. Now we have a preventing probability of a title.”
The return of Chelsea captain Millie Shiny is a silver lining after a turbulent few months, Hayes’s admiration for her skipper is felt as she smiles and remembers how Shiny’s presence has been missed each on and off the pitch.
“I listened to her in coaching at the moment,” Hayes says. “Whether or not it is directions she’s giving to gamers round what to do, or staying on prime of the appropriate data, she’s a pacesetter and a giant vocal presence. I feel that has been an enormous loss for the workforce; [I’m] very blissful to have her again.”
Twists, turns and surprises are synonymous with earlier WSL title races and it is no shock that Hayes’ penultimate season with Chelsea is full of extra stress because the end line looms.
With solely 4 video games remaining and a six-point deficit to make up, can Chelsea do the inconceivable and signal Hayes off in type?
She’s assured that her workforce can “dig deep” to make it occur.
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