After leading the U.S. to Olympic gold, the manager is back on home soil for a friendly against the Three Lionesses. But her sights are already set on a bigger prize.
The manager kicked off her homecoming trip back to England this week with a trip to The World’s End in Camden, a pub that she frequented during her youth. Hayes wasn’t just joined by the press, but also by friends, family and football youth group leaders in an occasion that ended with her pouring pints.
“My community is what I am and what I care about. I am stoked to be here with people that have been massive in my life.” However, Hayes decided to take hold of the reins during one of their most challenging periods. Having never failed to reach the semifinals of a Women’s World Cup, Vlatko Andonovski’s side crashed out of the 2023 tournament, losing to Sweden on penalties in the round of 16.In under two months, the Ballon d’Or Women’s Coach of the Year managed to turn things around— exceeding expectations, as always.
“There are two managers who get on tremendously well, and I’m looking forward to seeing Sarina . Of course, I have to go through a weird moment when the national anthem is playing, but it is something I will hum along to as I’ve always done, being the English person I am, but I will also do the same for the American anthem because I love them both.
“I was a little afraid of how this rhythm was going to affect me,” Hayes said. “I’m so used to getting in the car and driving to the training ground. It was probably 25 years of doing that, six to seven days a week. I worried about that for about four seconds, and then said, 'Okay, ‘what are the benefits?'
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