Chelsea Women's boss Emma Hayes on pre-season preparations following friendly win over Roma

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Chelsea boss Emma Hayes spoke about their preparations for the new Womens Super League season following a 3-2 friendly win over Roma

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00:00 That's fine.

00:01 OK.

00:02 We're good.

00:06 Emma, it feels like a lifetime since the last game at Kingsmeadow.

00:08 How good is it to be back?

00:09 Oh, it's great.

00:10 Nice to hear our fans and nice to get a run out in front of the crowd.

00:14 It's most of what we've done being behind closed doors so far, so really good.

00:17 Yeah, and it was a tough test against the Italian campers tonight,

00:20 but that's what you want from pre-season, right? A test?

00:22 Yeah, I mean, we've scheduled the minutes for everyone.

00:24 For us, we just need to get everybody up to a level.

00:27 Some have been training all pre-season, some just a couple of days,

00:30 so it's very early on for us.

00:32 And pre-season continues from Portugal soon.

00:34 What are you looking to get out of that camp?

00:37 Well, we haven't had the whole team together yet,

00:39 so we need the whole team together first and,

00:41 you know, build everybody back into the Chelsea way.

00:44 As I said, some play with only having two training sessions,

00:47 so we just need a bit more time together on the grass.

00:50 And lastly, it's only a few weeks now to start the season.

00:52 Spurs at home at Stamford Bridge.

00:55 How important is it for fans to turn up, especially after the summer

00:57 we've had between international football?

00:59 Yeah, it's massively important for the game.

01:01 Let's hope we really pack the stadium out.

01:04 I always say the players deserve it, and we're very much looking forward

01:07 to being back at Stamford Bridge.

01:08 Perfect. Thanks so much, Emma.

01:09 Thank you. Thanks.

01:10 But I'm just happy we come through it with no injuries.

01:13 Everyone's a bit closer physically, and we've still got a lot of work to do.

01:18 And great to have Fran back, aren't you?

01:20 Yeah, amazing.

01:21 That's probably the big plus point for us.

01:23 Forget some 70 odd minutes of football.

01:26 She's training hard in the preseason, and she's got work to do,

01:29 but she's going in the right direction.

01:31 She did look really sharp back there.

01:33 Yeah, no, she's been training.

01:35 She's one of the players who've been with us at the beginning, so that helps.

01:38 She's definitely still early.

01:40 What are the aims for Portugal?

01:43 What are your hopes and your targets?

01:44 Bringing the team back together.

01:46 They've been apart.

01:47 And you'll have the whole squad together.

01:48 Yes, they'll all be in.

01:49 I haven't had them all in.

01:50 Some have only played two training sessions and played 45 minutes a night.

01:54 So for them, they don't look sharp, but it's OK.

01:58 It's what preseason's for.

01:59 And it's more about just building the connections again.

02:03 And I felt we did that.

02:04 The team in the second half, we've played together for longer, and it showed.

02:08 I think that was a difference.

02:10 And Aguine?

02:12 Yeah, I'm so happy for her.

02:14 Yeah, so nice.

02:18 I don't know that, but I'm so happy for her.

02:20 She's again been in with us all preseason and really put a shift in for that.

02:24 And I know it will mean a lot to her in front of the crowd.

02:26 I know it's only a friendly, but it will mean a lot.

02:28 It will mean a lot to her, definitely.

02:30 She's put in a shift in.

02:32 She's desperate to do well, and she's showing what a goal threat she can be for us, which is great.

02:36 Welcome back, everyone.

02:40 I can't brief you about anything because I haven't seen you yet.

02:43 So I don't think it's fair to brief you about anything.

02:47 You can see you're off to Spurs.

02:49 In that week, in the build-up.

02:51 You know everything that's happened with the Spanish football team winning the World Cup and the president.

02:55 How do you think that's overshadowed their win and everything that's happened with them there?

03:01 To be honest with you, I just want to focus on this tonight.

03:04 If I'm being honest with you.

03:05 It makes a lot of sense.

03:06 Perfect. Have a great day.

03:07 Thank you, everyone.

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