Chelsea’s Emma Hayes, said ‘we’ve got to take our game seriously’ as three of Sunday’s WSL matches were called off due to frozen pitches
Chelsea and Liverpool players have condemned the merry-go-round of decision-making that led to Chelsea’s match against Liverpool being postponed six minutes into the game due to a frozen pitch that manager Emma Hayes described as being like an “ice rink”.
As players slipped and skidded across the frozen ground after kick-off, the referee, Paul Howard, called a stop to proceedings and went into discussion with both teams before suspending play.“On every front today was unacceptable!! We demand more for our game. DO BETTER. Thank you to all the travelling fans and apologies for today,” wrote Chelsea centre back Millie Bright in a Tweet.
Speaking to BBC Two after the suspension of the game, Hayes said: “You could see from the opening minutes that it was like an ice rink down the sides. It’s not for managers to decide if it’s on - it’s up to the FA and officials. The game should never have started. Everyone wanted to get the game on but when you have got emotions of teams wanting or not wanting to play, that’s when you need a decision from above. The FA weren’t here - they need to be making the decision.
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