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Chelsea Women's boss Emma Hayes on pre-season preparations following friendly win over Roma
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04/09/2023
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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