Two years ago, before a pivotal Champions League semi-final, Emma Hayes showed her Chelsea team footage of Rose Namajunas, the UFC fighter. As she entered the Octagon, she muttered to herself: “I am the best.”
Hayes wanted her side to embody that spirit and become mentality monsters. She no longer needs to go to those lengths to inspire her side — they simply look at one another in the dressing room and have an inherent belief, as a squad littered with serial winners.
Their 1-0 victory over Manchester United was decided by a goal from Sam Kerr. That in itself was inevitable — the forward now has ten goals in seven major domestic cup finals for Chelsea — and her favourite stadium is Wembley, because
