Emma Hayes has described the web abuse geared toward Chelsea ahead Lauren James this week as “disgusting” – including the England participant “is not in a great place”.
James got here underneath criticism after making an off-the-ball problem on Arsenal’s Lia Walti in Chelsea’s 4-1 loss to the Gunners on Sunday.
The ahead made the problem when Chelsea have been trailing 3-1 within the recreation – and Hayes substituted James instantly after the incident. Over the summer season, James was despatched off for England on the Ladies’s World Cup for a stamp on Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie.
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Lauren James was proven a yellow card after an obvious stamp on Arsenal’s Lia Walti much like her sending off towards Nigeria on the World Cup
On Monday, Chelsea launched an announcement condemning the abuse after the sport, with Hayes including in a Wednesday press convention “racial profiling” is behind the ill-treatment.
“I think it’s disgusting, the amount of abuse she has received from the public, the media, the press,” stated the Chelsea supervisor.
“We are talking about a young player here who, no question, is always working to learn in the background with bits and bobs. But some of the language that I’ve seen used to vilify her externally is unacceptable.
“I do not see the identical stage of abuse attributed to different gamers within the league who may need had their very own difficult moments. And it is honest to say that if I am in her place, I would be considering that there’s racial profiling happening. And I believe it is necessary for the nation to recognise that she is a vital expertise and that she is studying on a regular basis.
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“She makes mistakes, but some of the derogatory and misleading conversations that are happening is something everybody should reflect upon.
“Different gamers could make tough moments, there are in all probability different very severe card incidents in the identical recreation. However we do not speak about it in the identical approach.”
Hayes compared the treatment of James to that of England men’s captain David Beckham, who was sent off at the World Cup against Argentina in 1998 and faced widespread abuse across the nation.
The Chelsea manager also believes opposition players have tried to get James sent off “in each recreation we have performed” since the World Cup, adding the Chelsea and England player has to “be taught to deal with that”.
“She’s not in an awesome place if I am sincere,” added Hayes.
“She’s a younger participant, she made an error in the summertime. In fact she has to continue to learn these issues, however they are not performed in single segments. It is at all times ongoing work, generally a few of that, you’ll be able to have actually good moments with it and generally not.
James stamped on Michelle Alozie on the Ladies’s World Cup which led to a crimson card
“When I say she’s a young player, there’s nothing consistent in some of those things in terms of performance and outcomes. But my job as a coach is to keep teaching her and finding those levels of consistency and keep challenging her on those things.
“In fact, each opponent tries every little thing attainable to get Lauren crimson carded, that is been seen in each recreation we have performed. That is one thing the place she has to be taught to deal with that, she has to be taught to do this as a result of when she will get antagonised in a sure approach, managing feelings comes with maturity and that is not there but together with her.
“But it reminds me much of David Beckham in many ways when he got red carded in the World Cup. The treatment of Lauren sometimes is very similar.
“And for a teen in a day and age the place social media is unbelievably vitriolic, among the nasty language, labelling and name-calling, I believe goes over the sting to be sincere with you. For those who add racism to that, you’ll be able to perceive why her psychological well being isn’t in the very best place this week.
“My advice to players is you play in a game and if there are controversial moments in a game, delete your social media for a period of time. I can’t control social media, my job is to influence them. That’s my advice to the players. Delete it.”
