Emma Hayes recovering from emergency hysterectomy surgery, Chelsea manager to miss next matches

Emma Hayes has stated she will take time away from her role as Chelsea manager after undergoing an emergency hysterectomy. Hayes revealed she had surgery last week as part of her ongoing battle with endometriosis. Ad She will be replaced by assistants Denise Reddy, who will make the on-field decisions, and Paul Green, who will carry out Chelsea’s press obligations.

Barclays WSLChelsea recover from early scare to record back-to-back league wins28/09/2022 AT 21:45 “Last Tuesday I underwent an emergency hysterectomy following my ongoing battle with endometriosis,” said Hayes. “I’m now in recovery and will need time and patience to return to full health. “I just want to say thank you also to my amazing doctors, Dr Alex Laurence and Dr Sally Harris for their outstanding care.

“A huge thank you to our owners, the board and our HR director, Jo Stone for the support they’ve shown and of course all of my family, staff and players.” We have built a tremendous team over many years and we’ve adopted a very multi-disciplinary approach so that if situations like this arise, we are capable of being able to respond to the challenge. “We have full confidence in Paul, Denise and all of the staff.” Hayes has been in charge of Chelsea since 2012, winning the Women’s Super League on six occasions including the last three league titles. Kirby and Mjelde on target as Chelsea get the better of Man City in WSL Miedema brace secures crushing NLD win for Arsenal in front of record crowd She is highly regarded by players and fans for her managerial success.