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'One last push' - Chelsea star Jess Carter says Emma Hayes's impending exit providing extra motivation for Blues ahead of Arsenal WSL clash

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Celtic

The Blues manager confirmed early in the 2023-24 campaign that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/emma-hayes-response-chelsea-uswnt/bltdc9798d6cd23b6d0" target="_blank">she will leave the club</a> at the end of the season, having agreed to take over as head coach of the United States women's team. The Blues are aiming to win their seventh - and fourth consecutive - Women's Super League title as well as a first ever Women's Champions League crown, and Carter says her team-mates are fired up to win it all this term.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Carter told <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/14/chelsea-jess-carter-emma-hayes-arsenal" target="_blank">The Guardian</a>: "Some people were really devastated to hear that she’s going and it might have hit their confidence a little bit to know she’s not going to be there. But at the same time [it will] also motivate people to try and get an extra win. One last win, one last push."

WHAT CARTER SAID

Chelsea are <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/wsl/table/6vq8j5p3av14nr3iuyi4okhjt" target="_blank">top of the WSL</a> after 15 matches, edging ahead of Manchester City on goal difference. Hayes' side are also in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and will face Ajax in the first leg of the tie on March 19.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Chelsea have a headline showdown on Friday as they <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/england-lauren-james-fran-kirby-doubts-chelsea-wsl-arsenal-emma-hayes-mayra-ramirez-nathalie-bjorn/bltd7fe1cebc18965af" target="_blank">come up against fellow WSL title challengers Arsenal</a>. The Gunners are three points behind the Blues and City in the league.

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

'One last push' - Chelsea star Jess Carter says Emma Hayes's impending exit providing extra motivation for Blues ahead of Arsenal WSL clash | Goal.com

Emma Hayes&apos; imminent Chelsea departure is providing her team with extra motivation to make this season a success, defender Jess Carter says.

&apos;One last push&apos; - Chelsea star Jess Carter says Emma Hayes&apos;s impending exit providing extra motivation for Blues ahead of Arsenal WSL clash