Emma Hayes says her newest run to the WSL trophy was not her most pleasurable, however the sweetest after Chelsea earned a fifth successive title on the ultimate day of the season.
Chelsea have been 6-0 winners at Manchester United to safe their seventh WSL title total on purpose distinction, seven forward of Manchester Metropolis. Each groups completed the season on 55 factors.
It was the fairy-tale end for Hayes, who now strikes to the USA, with the supervisor telling Sky Sports activities she is “relieved it’s over”.
She went on to say: “I can’t say it was my most enjoyable Chelsea win WSL title: Emma Hayes says latest victory not her most enjoyable, but her sweetest ahead of Blues departure | Football News, but it’s been the toughest without doubt and for that reason, probably the sweetest.
“The toughest factor to do is 5 in a row as a result of individuals do take their eye off the ball, individuals do drop their requirements or new gamers have to study the Chelsea commonplace, and so they have not all had it.
“So the connections have not been there in the identical approach, however my legacy is successful whereas constructing a workforce for the long run.
“I believe we’ve been brave enough to play a 19-year-old [Maika] Hamano on Wednesday and a 20-year-old [Aggie] Beever-Jones because I want to develop players for the future.”
Hayes has been a figurehead within the development of recognition of girls’s soccer within the UK and says the game isn’t going anyplace.
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Emma Hayes is entrance and centre to carry the Ladies’s Tremendous League trophy and has the dream farewell.
“Everyone told us we couldn’t. Everyone said girls can’t play, nor can they fill stadiums, nor can they get paid, nor can they cerate history for themselves.
“Properly guess what? Not solely are we not going away, we’re going to fill them each week.
“Women’s football is now a serious business . When it was two men and a dog up at Staines and my family as fans…to see this – it’s what it’s about.”
Kirby: An ideal finish to Chelsea profession
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Fran Kirby explains the enjoyment to get a purpose on her last look for Chelsea and what it means to go away on a successful excessive.
Hayes isn’t the one one leaving Chelsea with a picture-perfect ending. Fran Kirby additionally leaves the membership this summer time, and scored the sixth purpose at Outdated Trafford.
“It’s not a bad [way to say goodbye],” she instructed Sky Sports activities. “I saw the timer go down and I wondered if I was going to get enough time to get on the pitch.
“I went by way of on purpose and thought, ‘oh, please do not put it aside’. I have been practising that end in coaching for 2 weeks.”
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Fran Kirby scores on her final look for Chelsea and makes it 6-0 to Chelsea towards Manchester United.
“I got a bit emotional, especially when the girls came over and they were jumping on me. Everyone was saying how many goosebumps they were getting.
“It has been my residence for 9 years. I’ve grown up, matured right here. I’ve had some onerous moments, however some actually superb moments and tips on how to take care of them. Everybody I’ve performed with and labored with has made me who I’m at present.
“What this club and the WSL has done for women’s football in this country is amazing. To be a small part of it is something I never dreamed of growing up.
“I’ve been at the club for a long time… For me to seal it off with a goal is perfect.”
Kirby has not but revealed the place she’s going to play her soccer subsequent season, and cryptically replied “we’ll see” when requested if it could be within the WSL.
She added: “I believe I have more to give if I get a run of consistency, being able to build my fitness and rhythm.
“I hope no matter comes subsequent that I’m able to try this, be a part of one thing I am excited by and go someplace that I can take my expertise into a brand new dressing room.”
Vibrant: Half the nation wrote us off
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Chelsea captain Millie Vibrant discusses what it means to her to win her seventh Ladies’s Tremendous League with Chelsea.
Chelsea captain Millie Vibrant took intention at individuals who wrote the Blues off for the title just a few weeks in the past.
She instructed Sky Sports activities: “It was pretty special. But when half the country writes you off and we know that we’ve got the monster mentality, we’ve done it season after season.
“We have at all times believed in ourselves and we got a second likelihood, they do not come usually, however we’ve got to take it.
“We took it against Bristol City, we took it against Tottenham and we’ve come here and put on a five-star performance to make sure we take this title.
“It is additional particular to have the ability to give it Emma and people different gamers which might be leaving us. We should not be underestimated to make this sort of comeback as a result of we’re defending champions.”
Niamh Charles: “It’s a special day… I’m proud to play for Chelsea and I’m so proud of the team this year.
“We knew coming in, it was about what we might management and successful the sport at first. That is what Chelsea’s about, displaying up when it issues. I am proud and in addition relieved.
“I don’t think we ever really lost hope, but we were disappointed we let it go out of hands. But we were grateful when it came back, and it’s crazy how it came back.”
Carney: Hayes’ largest and most tough WSL title win
Chelsea supervisor Emma Hayes celebrates with the trophy after successful the WSL
Sky Sports activities’ Karen Carney questioned whether or not the Chelsea position was a “poisoned chalice” for the incoming supervisor and praised the workforce’s mentality for yet one more title win.
“This is Hayes’s biggest and most difficult WSL title win with everything they have been up against,” she stated.
“I said it is a bit of poisoned chalice replacing Emma Hayes. How do you improve a team that’s won five WSL titles back-to-back? You probably have to win the Champions League and the WSL.
“Emma Hayes has left a powerful squad, you might be outlined by how you allow it. She’s left it in a powerful place… She’s a distinction, the supervisor.”
Christiansen: Chelsea squad like a supermarket conveyor belt
Chelsea supervisor Emma Hayes and Millie Vibrant have a good time with the WSL trophy
Sky Sports activities’ Izzy Christensen additionally seemed on the power and depth of Chelsea’s squad, who’ve been with out key gamers for a lot of the season.
“There is something very mysterious about this Chelsea team. You can’t quite put your finger on why, because even when they play badly, they still win matches,” she stated.
“The depth and quality in that squad, it’s like a supermarket conveyor belt. It just keeps coming through. To keep doing it while everyone else is pushing you and to keep instilling your authority on everyone else below you.
“Hayes and Chelsea are very selective about their recruitment and once they convey gamers in, they keep and so they construct these champions and warriors and it really works like clockwork.
“We thought this would be tight today, absolutely not, look at the way Chelsea have applied themselves from minute one, they absolutely below Man Utd away, there was a huge gulf in class and they are the champions for a reason.”
