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"I'm from a council estate, trust me, pressure was putting money on the table to pay the bills as a child. This is not pressure," Emma Hayes responded when asked what it was like to be the biggest name in women's football and coach one of the biggest teams in the sport in Friday's press conference.

"Look at the rise in costs for people to pay their bills. This is far from pressure. This is a joy." Even on the eve of what most would consider a nerve-shredding occasion that will define the Blues WSL campaign, Hayes remained humble, reflective of the environment she has cultivated from Cobham to Kingsmeadow.

Hayes represents more to Chelsea than just a coach. She has become a spokesperson for the club, a figure supporters feel connected to whenever she speaks about the team, tactics or wider societal issues.

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"This is joy. This is pleasure. This is a release". Hayes continued when asked again about handling pressure. Not only did her responses reflect the grounded nature of the Chelsea coach, but also the culture that's been created around a squad that's kept on winning.

Even with the uncertainty over the club's ownership, with Todd Boehly hoping to seal a deal to take over the London club in the coming days, Chelsea have remained focused and on course to retain their league title against an equally competitive Arsenal side, who beat the Blues on an opening day back in September and sit only one point behind Chelsea heading into the final day, beating Spurs at The Emirates on Wednesday night.

Following the goalless stalemate between both sides in February, Chelsea has won their next eight league games. Scoring 28 goals and only