Chelsea supervisor Emma Hayes expects a thrilling Women’s Tremendous League title race to go to the wire.
The table-topping Blues, who host Tottenham on Thursday night, sit just a issue above rivals Arsenal with three game titles remaining.
Although Hayes’ defending champions management their possess destiny, she believes they have a trickier operate-in and has warned her players in opposition to complacency.
“Yes, we’re in the driving seat but we haven’t gained anything nonetheless,” she stated in advance of Spurs’ pay a visit to to Kingsmeadow.
“We want to maintain our feet on the flooring and maintain grafting.
“It’s been a brilliant period. We have come from the place we have to now guide the league heading neck and neck with Arsenal to the wire is what fans want to see.
“And I’m confident that will be the situation – it will go suitable up to the closing day.”
Chelsea experience Tottenham for the second time in 5 days right after coming from powering to defeat them 3-1 on Sunday, obtaining performed for just about an hour with 10 players.
With Arsenal not in motion all over again till the weekend, a seventh successive Blues victory would open up a 4-place hole at the summit.
Hayes’ facet travel to Birmingham on Sunday and then entire the marketing campaign at property to Manchester United, when the Gunners host Aston Villa and Tottenham in advance of a final-day excursion to West Ham.
“We have the more durable run-in, we just take place to be ahead,” said Hayes. “Everybody is wanting at our plan recognizing that we have the more durable schedule.
“The crew need to have to continue to be humble in what we’re undertaking. At this phase of the year, obtaining about the line calls for element and diligence and software of the video game options.
“I’ve bought to make certain I enforce that as substantially as possible due to the fact as substantially as it was a terrific earn at the weekend it is just that: just a get.”
Chelsea had been left going through an uphill struggle towards Tottenham at the Hive when goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger was despatched off in the 33rd minute with the rating 1-1.
Objectives in the last 20 minutes from Sam Kerr and Jessie Fleming acquired an essential victory and Hayes thinks fifth-positioned Spurs will be out for revenge.
“When you acquire a activity in those situation, it is generally likely to give you a carry,” she stated.
“Tottenham furnished a seriously, seriously difficult activity for us and we dug deep in the second fifty percent but my dilemma to my group is, ‘why did it just take a sending off for us to do that?’
“I want to see a greater response from the total group when we start off with 11.
“Tottenham will be gutted to have 11 players and be 1-1 for that size of time and they will be decided to make that right this 7 days.”
Tottenham captain Shelina Zadorsky hopes her facet can establish on the encouraging facets of that experience.
“We experienced them on the again foot at times, which was fantastic to see,” the Canadian defender explained to Spurs Tv set.
“Second 50 % – from a excellent facet – the momentum swings and we could have completed greater with our possession.
“I believe it is searching at the activity and just figuring out how we make it a 90-minute performance mainly because it was so positive.”