Lauren James has received a lot of feedback about her poking. According to Chelsea’s head coach, the offensive messages have gone beyond the limits.
The head coach of Chelsea, who plays in the Women’s Super League Emma Hayes is the concern of the star soccer player by Lauren James about mental health.
Chelsea striker James received some unpleasant attention in the summer when he stomped on a grounded player at the World Cup and received a red card. A somewhat similar situation happened recently on Sunday, when Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1-4. In the match, James hit an opponent’s player with his foot Lia Wältia.
The rude feedback received by James has been compared to the same as what David Beckham received in the England national team after receiving a red card at the World Cup in 1998. An outpouring of anger has also started on Sunday’s situation, especially on social media.
James said in August at the World Cup that he plans to learn from his mistakes. He also apologized to the player he offended.
The head coach Hayes says in the Guardian story, that James has been a victim in the media and among fans. According to Hayes, in the World Cup, for example, other players had similar overshoots, but they have not received as much criticism.
– He made a mistake in the summer. Of course he has to be able to learn from it. I feel the opposition are trying to red card him now. It’s been clear every game, and James needs to understand that.
Hayes reminds us that James is only 22 years old.
– Control of emotions comes with age, and he doesn’t have that control yet. It reminds me a lot of David Beckham when he got a red card in the World Cup back in the day. In the age of social media, the conversation culture is toxic. Labeling James goes beyond limits.
According to Hayes, some of the messages are racist.
– You understand that his mental health is not right now.
Corrected story 14.12.2023 at 13:38: Chelsea lost to Arsenal 1–4, and did not win 4–1.