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  • Anita’s injury concern

    Anita’s injury concern0

    The sigh of disappointment echoed across the creepily named Westminster Waste Stadium on Sunday as defender Anita Asante fell to the ground clutching her right thigh just four minutes into a match that had offered her the real prospect of cementing her place once again in the Blues’ regular starting line-up. The Conti Cup tie

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  • Birthday bonus for Emma

    Birthday bonus for Emma0

    Chelsea manager Emma Hayes celebrated her 43rd birthday with a victory in the cup competition she’d much rather not be in! Clutching a signed card from her players and staff as she left the Hayes Lane pitch after a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace Women, the Blues boss was delighted with the outcome… but still

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  • Give us a rest: Blues boss

    Give us a rest: Blues boss0

    The international break for men needs to be mirrored by the international break for women, says Blues manager Emma Hayes, criticising the authorities in women’s football for not taking a more robust approach to fixture planning to protect players from injury by factoring in more recovery time. Hayes cited the case of Ji So Yun

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  • Emma’s strictly confidential

    Emma’s strictly confidential0

    Blues manager Emma Hayes – pictured lapping up the fans’ adulation after defeating the Gunners – is keeping her tactical secrets to herself, rather than telegraphing them to other coaches. She refused to reveal the precise instructions she gave her team at half-time in the London derby against Arsenal, who bounced back from their weekend

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  • Emma: Ditch the Conti Cup

    Emma: Ditch the Conti Cup1

    Ditch the Continental Cup, says Blues manager Emma Hayes in her most outspoken attack yet on a competition that she believes is little more than an annoying distraction. Hayes went on the warpath after defeating Arsenal in the league, to go second in the WSL table. “Get rid of it! Make more league fixtures!” she

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  • Move up a gear: Emma’s plea

    Move up a gear: Emma’s plea0

    Ending Arsenal’s unbeaten league run stretching back nearly 10 months was one of the most satisfying moments in Blues gaffer Emma Hayes’ career to date, but she still feels her side have more to give. A strangely subdued first half against the Gunners at a boisterous Kingsmeadow, in which Chelsea fell behind to a Danni

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