{"id":8521,"date":"2023-11-10T22:25:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/8521\/hayes-says-time-is-right\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T22:25:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T19:25:07","slug":"hayes-says-time-is-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=8521","title":{"rendered":"Hayes says &#8216;time is right&#8217; for Chelsea exit amid USWNT reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hayes says &#8216;time is right&#8217; for Chelsea exit amid USWNT reports\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says &#8220;the time is right&#8221; to leave the club after 12 years in charge of the six-time Women&#8217;s Super League (WSL) champions.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told ESPN that Hayes is reportedly set to be named the new head coach of the United States women&#8217;s national team after the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) approved her hiring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<br \/>&#8211; What the USWNT can expect from new manager Emma Hayes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hayes will leave Chelsea at the end of the season &#8220;to pursue a new opportunity outside of the WSL and club <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">football<\/a>&#8220;, the club announced in a statement last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>As the longest-serving manager of a WSL team for eight years, Hayes has been at the forefront of the development of women&#8217;s football in England and has pushed the boundaries of professionalism.  But after more than a decade in the role, and now with a young son at home, Hayes said timing was key to his decision to accept a new challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been in this position for 12 years and have dedicated my life to this place [Chelsea]&#8221;Hayes said at a news conference Friday. I&#8217;ve been driving four hours to this place, six days a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> for 12 years.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Chelsea boss Emma Hayes has announced she will step down as manager of the club at the end of the season. <cite>Harriet Lander &#8211; Chelsea FC\/Chelsea FC via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;I have a five-year-old who needs more from his mum, that&#8217;s for sure. It&#8217;s important. Family matters. I think I&#8217;ve dedicated as much as I can to this football club. I loved every minute of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources confirmed to ESPN that Hayes&#8217; contract would be a record for women&#8217;s soccer and that making Hayes&#8217; salary equal to that of U.S. men&#8217;s national team manager Gregg Berhalter has been discussed during a USSF board meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes refused to act on reports linking her to the USWNT managerial vacancy and reiterated that the only contract she has in place is with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a team to focus on, I have games to <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes added that she would be involved in formulating the team&#8217;s &#8220;succession plan&#8221; as the west London club seeks to ensure it continues to dominate domestic women&#8217;s football in England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s really important that, if possible, we can create a succession plan for me, much like Paul Green [Chelsea women&#8217;s general manager] and I do it for the players,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The time is right. I will work with the club on the succession plan and do everything I can to ensure there is as good a transition as possible so that my successor can have the same level of success than me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it will be up to Chelsea to plan my succession, so of course I will be involved in those conversations. It&#8217;s important that we really take the time to assess what the best solution will be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hayes says &#8216;time is right&#8217; for Chelsea exit amid USWNT reports\u060c Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says &#8220;the time is right&#8221; to leave the club after 12 years in charge of the six-time Women&#8217;s Super League (WSL) champions. 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