Emma Hayes spoke to the media at Cobham this afternoon as Chelsea FC Women aim to secure the Barclays FA Women’s Super League title.
The Blues host Manchester United at Kingsmeadow on Sunday and a win for Hayes’ side would secure a record-breaking third consecutive WSL title.
Speaking in person at the press conference in Cobham, Hayes said: ‘We take everything in small chunks, daily chunks to build towards a game, and I don’t think this game has any different impact on us than if it was a week before or a week prior to that.
‘We’ve had to win every game so it’s easy for us in our mindset. But, you have to build towards it; you have to train properly, you have to recover properly, you have to prepare your mindset and all of that energy to be spent on game day, not in days leading up to it and our squad does really, really well at managing that.’
This year’s title race has seen Chelsea and Arsenal go toe-to-toe for the silverware, with the Gunners sitting in top spot for a majority of the season following their win over the Blues on the opening day.
Speaking on the rivalry between the two sides, Hayes added: ‘It’s just Arsenal this year, last year it was City. Jonas [Eidevall] has been a brilliant addition to the league in terms of raising the standards for Arsenal and putting them in a front-footed position to compete for the title.
