Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is 'absolutely certain' that women’s football has broken beyond the small stadia it currently plies its trade within and has called for “more ambition” to be applied amid mounting concerns that the women’s game is flagrantly selling itself cheap.
Hayes returned to the touchline after a six-week absence following her emergency hysterectomy in September. She watched on as her side cruised to a 3-0 WSL victory over Tottenham Hotspur at a near sold-out Stamford Bridge to extend their winning run to nine matches in all competitions and fire them to top of the table over Arsenal and Manchester United.
The atmosphere at the Bridge was electric from the off, celebrating not only Hayes' return but also the 30th birthday of Chelsea Women and a decade under Hayes, in which the Blues have claimed 11 trophies and successive league titles.
