English football icon Emma Hayes will depart Chelsea after 11 years in charge of the blues.
The Barclays Women’s Super League simply won’t be the same without the managerial legend. According to Chelsea Football Club, Emma Hayes is looking to pursue a new opportunity outside of Women Super League and club football, which has caused fans to speculate that she will be the new head coach for the USA’s women’s national team. With this information being released, Chelsea Women’s fans are worried that Emma Hayes leaving Chelsea may persuade the super striker, Sam Kerr, to leave Chelsea at the end of the 2023/24 season as well. Obviously, this will be a huge loss to the blues and whilst they do have other strikers, such as Lauren James and Erin Cuthbert, they are nowhere near the skill level of Sam Kerr. This, in turn, could lead to Chelsea to buy a new striker next season, with Rachel Daly being the number one target, especially as Aston Villa have had such a poor season so far, sitting bottom of the Women’s Super League table. If England international Rachel Daly was to join Chelsea next season, she would play along her best friend and fellow Lionesses teammate, Millie Bright. Rachel Daly is a decorated and creative player who can play in any position on the pitch so she will definitely be a great asset to Chelsea if given the chance to join the sensational side. During her time at Chelsea Emma Hayes has women six Barclays FA Women’s Super League Titles, five Vitality Women’s cup, two FA Women’s Conti League Cups, one spring series trophy and one FA Women’s Community Shield. Hayes managed the team to win a historic double and has also won one domestic treble. On six occasions Emma Hayes has won FA Women’s Super League Manager of the Season and on five occasions she has won the League Managers Association Women’s Super League of the Season. In an interview with Chelsea TV Emma Hayes said , “It is always a day I never wanted to see come. But I feel like I have to put myself first. You dedicate so many hours to this job.. I have taken this team to the top. I always said that I wanted to leave at the top. And I will maintain that, that is what I want to do.” The beautiful game definitely won’t be the same without her but with her winning everything she possibly can at Chelsea the move seems like a good and positive decision for such a talented manager.
“It is always a day I never wanted to see come. But I feel like I have to put myself first.
This weekends WSL results: Man United 5-0 West Ham Spurs 1-1 Liverpool Everton 0-3 Chelsea Man City 0-1 Brighton Bristol 0-2 Aston Villa Leicester 2-6 Arsenal