{"id":296095,"date":"2023-11-11T21:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=296095"},"modified":"2023-11-11T21:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T21:40:30","slug":"emma-hayes-refuses-to-comment-on-links-with-usa-managerial-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/emma-hayes-refuses-to-comment-on-links-with-usa-managerial-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Hayes REFUSES to comment on links with USA managerial role"},"content":{"rendered":"
Emma Hayes has said she is leaving Chelsea for the sake of her family but refused to be drawn on whether she will take up the vacant manager\u2019s role with the United States national team.<\/p>\n
It was announced last week that Hayes will depart the Blues after 11 successful years for a job outside of club football.<\/p>\n
The decision to leave Chelsea is not one Hayes took lightly but the 47-year-old said she always wanted to \u2018go out at the top\u2019 and believes the change will allow her more time with her five-year-old son, Harry.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s always a day I never really wanted to see come but I feel like I have to put myself first,\u2019 Hayes said.<\/p>\n
\u2018You dedicate so many hours to this job, I\u2019ve given it everything I can. I\u2019ve had to evaluate that and factor in. Anything I\u2019m going to do, I want to do it well but maybe it\u2019s about just having something different more than anything else.<\/p>\n
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Emma Hayes has refused to comment on heavy speculation linking her with the USA job<\/p>\n
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She will depart Chelsea at the end of the season after 11 years in charge of the club, it was announced last week<\/p>\n
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\u2018I\u2019ve taken this team to the top and I always said I wanted to leave at the top. I\u2019ll maintain that. That\u2019s what I want to do. I would struggle going backwards at any point or out-staying my welcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Those things plague me. So, it\u2019s not actually an easy thing to do to leave at the top with a world-class team but I always made the promise to myself that I would do that.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019ve been in post for 12 years, I\u2019ve dedicated my life to this place. I drive four hours every day, six days a week for 12 years. I have a 5-year-old that needs more of his mummy for sure.<\/p>\n
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Hayes said she has taken family matters into consideration, including spending more time with her son, Harry (pictured)<\/p>\n
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She is expected to take over the US national team upon the expiry of her contract but the move is yet to be confirmed<\/p>\n
\u2018That\u2019s important, family matters. I think I\u2019ve dedicated as much as I possibly can to this football club. I\u2019ve loved every minute of it. I think it\u2019s really important that, if possible, let\u2019s create a succession plan for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘The time is right, I will work with the club in the succession plan and do everything I can to make sure as good a transition as possible so that my successor can equally have the same level of success as I have.\u2019<\/p>\n
It is understood Hayes\u2019 new job will be with the US national team but the manager would not go into detail.<\/p>\n
\u2018You know what my answer is going to be, I won\u2019t comment on that,\u2019 Hayes said when asked about the US job. \u2018I am contracted to Chelsea until the end of the season and that\u2019s where my focus lies right now.\u2019<\/p>\n
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