says he has “no relationship” together with his United States Girls counterpart Emma Hayes following their conflict in England final yr.
After Eidevall’s Arsenal had crushed Hayes’ Chelsea in March’s Conti Cup remaining, the Englishwoman gave the Swede a small push when he went to shake her hand. . Eidevall stated and stated Hayes had been “irresponsible” in labelling it as such.
Hayes left Chelsea to take over the USWNT on the finish of the 2023-24 season, whereas Eidevall departed Arsenal by mutual consent in October after an detached begin to the brand new marketing campaign.
Emma Hayes and Jonas Eidevall had some push and shove after full time within the Girls’s League Cup remaining 🥊
That is the Arsenal boss’ rationalization of what occurred.
Earlier on Tuesday, with the 41-year-old signing a three-year contract with the facet.
, Eidevall stated the pair had beforehand had a “good relationship” however now do not need one in any respect.
“The response after the match when she provides me a little bit push, that was a non-event for me,” Eidevall added. “I can reside with that. I perceive those that say that if it had been the opposite manner round, what would have occurred to me then? However that’s so removed from my actuality, I’d by no means have completed that. So I put that apart.
“Nevertheless, the feedback after the match, when the adrenaline had subsided, I used to be very dissatisfied. Very dissatisfied. And I’m additionally very dissatisfied that she was not capable of ship a message or make a name and say that it went flawed.
“I believe there’s one thing to it that I’m the one one who has received many video games towards Chelsea. I don’t suppose another coach has completed that, so possibly that’s why. Then soccer is quite a lot of feelings, and I perceive that it was a recreation with feelings from all sides.”
Eidevall additionally claimed that, whereas he was nonetheless Arsenal’s head coach, Hayes was the one nationwide staff boss to in a roundabout way attain out relating to a participant. USWNT defender Emily Fox performs for Arsenal however Eidevall asserted that it had been “an assistant or another person”.
Eidevall will quickly start pre-season with the , who play two friendlies subsequent month forward of the 2025 NWSL season.
Hayes, in the meantime, which options solely domestic-based gamers and won’t play any matches. Two Wave gamers, and Jaeydn Shaw, had been amongst these chosen.
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