Chelsea chief Hayes wants WSL fixture schedule review amid concern over congestion and squad depletion

EMMA HAYES believes WSL match scheduling must be approached in another way to fixture preparations for the lads's recreation.

By Saturday the Blues can have performed 4 matches in ten days following their league and FA Cup duels with West Ham and Aston Villa.

Emma Hayes believes WSL game scheduling should be treated differently to fixture planning in the men's game
Emma Hayes believes WSL recreation scheduling must be handled in another way to fixture planning within the males's recreationCredit score: Getty

Chelsea have seen three matches known as off resulting from Covid-19 and damage points.

And Hayes questioned the timing of her facet’s rescheduled conflict with West Ham, with each groups having gamers away on Asia Cup responsibility.

The Blues boss, 44, mentioned: "I feel the most important problem, if I am brutally sincere, is girls's soccer hasn't had broadcasting dictate schedules earlier than.

“We mustn't apply every little thing in its entirety in the identical approach as the lads's recreation.

“To deal with it precisely the identical as the lads's recreation must be reviewed as a result of we do not have 25-player squads like males’s sides.

“Let's simply take our cancelled fixture in opposition to West Ham earlier than Christmas.

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“For it to be shoved in a window after we've obtained the Asian Cup amongst different issues appears ludicrous to me.

“Long run, I feel what the league must replicate on is that now we have to maneuver in the direction of greater squads.

“However I am not speaking about my squad. Many groups are depleted on this interval.

"I feel bunching video games collectively must be considered in another way.

“With the pandemic and following the Olympics and back-to-back tournaments, I feel each group has been a bit extra depleted with extra damage, extra fatigue, and extra Covid.

“Participant welfare continues to be not considered sufficient, and I’ve fed that again to the league, however we’re all studying collectively."

Chelsea at the moment have a recreation in hand on league leaders Arsenal and two on title darkish horses Manchester United.

The membership, who misplaced simply ONE match final time period, want to notch up their first win within the WSL this 12 months.

Hayes believes there will probably be somewhat room for error for Chelsea’s top-flight rivals with groups aiming to nab their league crown.

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Emma Hayes believes the pressure is on Chelsea's rivals to start producing in terms of a title challenge
Emma Hayes believes the strain is on Chelsea's rivals to start out producing when it comes to a title problemCredit score: PA

And the Blues boss reckons the warmth is on different WSL sides to mount a profitable problem.

Hayes, whose group play Aston Villa within the fourth spherical of the FA Cup, added: “It’s an open title race (this season). We’ve had lots of success for a very long time.

“We've got received titles right here. I feel it is about time the strain was on different groups to start out producing.”

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