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Emma Hayes quotes Robert Frost poem in response to Jonas Eidevall clash after Conti Cup final https://theathletic.com/5411126/2024/04/12/emma-hayes-poem-uswnt-eidevall/ Chelsea manager Emma Hayes recited a line from a Robert Frost poem in response to questions about her Arsenal counterpart Jonas Eidevall after the two clashed after last month’s Conti Cup final. Hayes — who will leave Chelsea at the end of the season to start her job as USWNT boss — and Eidevall disagreed on the touchline during the final at Molineux, before she appeared to push the Swede away from her after the match had concluded. In her post-match press conference immediately following the game — in which Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius scored the final’s only goal in extra time — Hayes, 47, criticised the “male aggression” shown by Eidevall, who described her comments as “very irresponsible” and rejected her version of events. Hayes was asked about the incident on Friday and recalled a conversation with her son that took place following the Conti Cup final fallout. “My son said to me after the game, ‘Mummy, when you push someone in school you’re asked to go and take time out’,” Hayes said. “I said to him, ‘You know what darling, you can’t meet aggression with aggression, all you can do is tell the teacher, all you can do is go and explain why you think something’s unfair. That’s all you can do.’ “You cannot meet aggression with aggression. I thought it was a really good conversation to have with my son after the final.” GO DEEPER Hayes, Eidevall and a final chapter in the WSL's most intense managerial rivalry Hayes was then pressed on whether she stood by her post-match comments following the final, which the Chelsea boss responded to by reading four lines from Robert Frost’s poem Choose Something Like a Star. Frost’s 1943 poem is the narrator speaking to a star in the night sky, in which they are urging it to speak to them and provide clear answers. “So when at times the mob is swayed, to carry praise and blame too far, we may choose somewhere like a star, to stay our minds on and be staid,” Hayes quoted. When she was asked what she meant by reciting the poem, Hayes responded: “I’ve had a fantastic break, I’ve already explained an important analogy with my son and the lessons learned and my focus is on moving forward. I’ve had time to look at my star.” “I’m very happy with the way I conducted myself. Emotions are high in football,” Eidevall said earlier on Friday when asked about the incident. “There are two really competitive teams and they want to win so sometimes one team tries to stretch the rules and that’s fine — that’s what we have the referees for and they made sure we stayed to the agreed rules. From my perspective, I wouldn’t change anything.” The English FA confirmed last week Hayes will not face further action over the incident. “I thought the comments that I heard after the game were very irresponsible,” Eidevall added. “They were not mirroring the conduct that I had in the technical area. That I thought was irresponsible, but that’s all I basically think about it.” Concluding her press conference, Hayes was asked why she had recited poetry on this occasion. “I’ll lean on lots of things, not just poetry,” she responded. “I’ve got different mentors. I’ve got different spiritual leaders, I’ve got great family. I’ve got all of those things. Being in my position is not easy. So, I need to keep my sanity. And I’m grateful that things like that help.” GO DEEPER USWNT managed uncertainty to win trophies while waiting for Emma Hayes

we should have purchased Alan Varela, he would have cost us only £6.6m

do not forget the Poch effect

Caicedo's key passes metrics are insanely poor his carrying rate is shite as well

Only one midfielder in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues is in the 70+ percentile for duel win rate, defensive actions, key passes and forward pass accuracy Alexis Mac Allister

that was the article's error, not mine, just to be clear

Emma Hayes goes 'full Eric Cantona' reciting poem over Jonas Eidevall spat comments Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has responded to Jonas Eidevall's comments about her "irresponsibility" in a bizarre press conference ahead of the FA Cup semi-final https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/emma-hayes-Chelsea-eric-cantona-32575371 Chelsea manager Emma Hayes recited an American poet's quote in a wacky retort to Jonas Eidevall's jibes post-League Cup final spat. The Blues' boss went all literary, citing Robert Frost and playing it cool with a "no opinion" stance on Eidevall's beef over her supposed "irresponsibility" after last month's fiery cup showdown. The drama hit boiling point at the final whistle when Hayes seemed to shove her managerial rival and gave him a piece of her mind. Earlier sparks flew as Eidevall got into a tiff with Chelsea's Erin Cuthbert, who wanted to use a different football when both teams had agreed to only play with one ball before the match. Hayes had previously lashed out at the Arsenal manager for his "inappropriate" sideline shenanigans during Chelsea's Conti Cup tumble, accusing him of "male aggression" that she reckoned should've seen him sent off. Eidevall hit back, branding her remarks "irresponsible", but the FA didn't slap Hayes with any sanctions.

Chelsea could set all time English football record if they repeat their recent run against Everton https://Chelsea.news/2024/04/Chelsea-could-set-all-time-english-football-record-if-they-repeat-their-recent-run-against-everton/ In their preview of Chelsea’s game against Everton, BBC Sport have noted that the Blues could set a pretty wild record if the scoreline goes a certain way. Across all competitions, Chelsea are currently on an astonishing run. They have both scored and conceded at least 2 goals in the last 7 games. The BBC say that in English top flight football history, no team has ever managed 8 in a row. The total defensive collapse we’ve seen in the last couple of months was quite unexpected, and we saw Thiago Silva come back into the lineup in our last game to try and fix things, without any success. Our game against Everton on Monday night will have a lot of eyes on it, and we need to produce a better showing at the back. How to get out of defensive nightmare Maybe we’re being too hopeful, but this seems like a great game to break the streak. Everton are not much good at scoring, but they’re decent defensively. That should help on both counts. It’s also an away game, which should mean we play a little deeper and a little tighter than the cluster of games at Stamford Bridge recently, where we’ve successfully got on the front foot and scored goals, but left ourselves open at the back, hence this astonishing run of scorelines. It would be just typical for this to be a 0-0 now – and given the frustration of our recent draws against bad teams, that would be another major black mark against Mauricio Pochettino’s name in this crucial run of games which his future is being judged on.

he needs to be sold!

Chelsea’s 15-year-old Rio Ngumoha has just scored this in the u17 Premier League Cup final. Truly special talent

Also, no way a ground-up new west London located new stadium will only cost one billion quid. Likely it will be close to double that at the end of the day.

Fuck Putin! Ffs. No Skripal poisonings and especially no Ukraine war and we would be within 1 or 2 years MAX of that amazing Roman new gothic football temple monster stadiim opening, and even more importantly, NO SALE TO BOEHLY AND CLOWNLAKE.

I have always been a booster of him. I wanted to buy him, and have said that Sporting (they only had one CMF on their roster then, in summer 2023, the £4m Daniel Bragança) would have been the ideal loan. Superb manager, especially with youth, Portuguese speaking country, and little competition for playing time at that point.

clowning: We need to stop talking about injuries – Mauricio Pochettino https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/premier-league/articles/we-need-to-stop-talking-about-injuries--mauricio-pochettino-2024-04-12 Chelsea could have 11 players missing against Everton but their manager is keen to see it as an opportunity for young players. Mauricio Pochettino said it is time to stop talking about injuries and let Chelsea’s academy players show what they can do ahead of Monday’s meeting with Everton. The Argentinian could have as many as 11 absentees for the game at Stamford Bridge, with Enzo Fernandez and Raheem Sterling amongst the latest doubts. Training sessions this season have relied heavily on players called up from the academy, and several have been named in matchday squads as the injury crisis has deepened. The following injury update has been issued ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League fixture against Everton. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/Chelsea-injury-update-ahead-of-everton-h Ben Chilwell – in partial team training. Axel Disasi – undergoing medical assessment. Enzo Fernandez – undergoing medical assessment. Robert Sanchez – absent due to illness. Raheem Sterling – absent due to illness. Levi Colwill – continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme. Wesley Fofana – continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme. Reece James – continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme. Romeo Lavia – continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme. Christopher Nkunku – continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme. Lesley Ugochukwu – continuing to undergo his rehabilitation programme.

If it is true and his price has dropped to only around £30m, then buy Toney. 100% okej with that. Far better than dropping £115m or more on Osimhen, giving our cocked up financials.

Mauricio Pochettino suggests £23m Chelsea player is out injured for at least a few more weeks https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/mauricio-pochettino-suggests-23m-Chelsea-player-is-out-injured-for-at-least-a-few-more-weeks/

Thiago is out of contract so it would not be a sale My 13 to go (wishes plus those already leaving due to contractual loan/sale matters) Sterling Lukaku Malang Sarr Ziyech Robert Sánchez Axel Disasi Trevoh Benoît Badiashile Wesley Fofana Marc Cucurella Lewis Hall Maatsen Kepa

nice to see Mario Pasalic put a dagger into the bindippers

so true! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Roma wins nil 1 at AC Milan

If you look back at my manager suggestions for years I have usually included Gian Piero Gasperini as an option super underrated football master tactician

nil 3 Atalanta FT Klopp in the dirt

I would love to see them keep it together and add even more talent anything to kick Bayern Munich in the jacobs

2 nil Bayer

how did Leverkusen not score there???