‘Reinvigorated and re-energised’ by USWNT job – Emma Hayes

Emma Hayes said she is “reinvigorated and re-energised” by the prospect of her new role as head coach of the United States women’s national team after winning the Women’s Super League (WSL) for the seventh time in her final game as Chelsea manager.

Chelsea’s emphatic 6-0 victory over Manchester United secured their fifth consecutive WSL trophy and marked the end of Hayes’ 12-year reign at the west London club.

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Her tenure at USWNT will begin with a friendly doubleheader against South Korea at the start of June before heading into the Olympics later in the summer.

“It’s not tiring thinking about going to an Olympics, is it? It’s different, a different energy. I’ll feel reinvigorated and re-energised with something else,” she told a news conference Saturday. “Sometimes people think you need a rest. Sometimes you just need a change.

“So, Monday, I have to speak to a handful of players and staff, as I have been doing in the background anyway, Tuesday I’m on a leadership call with U.S. leadership and on Wednesday, I fly to New York. Pressers Thursday, in Denver Friday to meet with the staff, and get prepared for the team to arrive on Monday. And listen, they deserve my full attention and they will get that from…