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Could Emma Hayes make the transition into the men’s game to replace Sarri?

When Chelsea sacked yet another manager in the summer, the appointment of Maurizio Sarri was met with great optimism.

After all, his Napoli side had just pushed Juventus all the way in Serie A, setting a new club record for points in a single Serie A season, finishing with 91 points.

That’s the highest ever number of points earned by a team that hasn’t been crowned champions.

Sarri-Ball was idolised and adored, and the signing of Jorginho from Napoli, looked to be the final piece of the puzzle.

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But fast forward seven months and Sarri is on the brink. Chelsea fans are questioning his tactics and team selections and being as stubborn as he is, Sarri is refusing to give in.

Roman Abramovich’s trigger happy past has added increased scrutiny towards the man in the hot seat, although the club will point to the 15 major trophies won in that period.

But Chelsea have form for sacking managers and with Chelsea currently sitting 6th in the Premier League, you wonder how long it will be before the club pulls the plug.

Recent events at Chelsea are surprising considering that Sarri’s men began the season on an 18-match unbeaten run in all competitions, with only defeat to Spurs on 24 November denting their progress.

But now it is believed that the Italian will get the sack if they lose this weekend’s Carabao Cup final to Manchester City.

If that is in fact that case, the question is who should replace him? That’s where Emma Hayes comes in.

This speculation comes as a result of TalkSPORT hosts Paul Hawksbee and Andy Jacobs insisting that the two-time double winning coach would ‘do a better job’ than the Italian.

But would Chelsea be brave enough to trade under-fire Sarri for Chelsea Women’s team boss Emma Hayes?

Who is Emma Hayes?

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The 42-year-old, from London has been in charge of Chelsea Ladies since 2012 during which she has led the club to two league and cup doubles.

She has managed 152 games in the Chelsea hot seat, with an impressive win percentage of 57.24% so her credentials for Sarri’s job can’t be questioned.

Hayes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to football and has been a head coach for 18 years.

Starting her career in the United States, with the Long Island Lady Riders, then spent three years in charge of Iona College, before moving back to England to take the assistant manager position at Arsenal Ladies.

During her time with Arsenal, the club achieved great success both on and off the pitch, success she played apart in.

But after two years the pull of being a head coach again was too much to turn down and she returned to the United States, this time Chicago Red Stars, and finally joined Chelsea in 2016.

Therefore, Hayes is a very experienced coach who no doubt has a great tactical mind and strong man-management the only sticking point could be the lack of experience in the men’s game.

But we’ll never know until she is given a chance to prove herself. It would be a bold move and one I would be very intrigued by.

But for now, at least Hayes must focus on WSL action. Her Chelsea side are currently 3rd in the league following the revival of Arsenal this season.

The blues are six points behind leaders Manchester City and face Liverpool in their next league game.

One thought on “Could Emma Hayes make the transition into the men’s game to replace Sarri?

  • Would love to see this happen. Great coach who has proved herself at the top of the women’s game. However, I feel under Abramovich, she won’t be given the chance, and she will get an absolute slating from dumb fans at her appointment, if she does.

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