British Olympic gold medallist Kate Richardson-Walsh has hit back at Emma Hayes after the Chelsea boss said player-to-player and player-to-coach relationships were 'inappropriate'
Hayes was one of several managers to speak out against player-to-coach relationships this weekend.
She expanding to talk about player-to-player relationships when asked at her press conference, stating that they came with 'some challenges'.
Hayes' description of the relationships as 'inappropriate' has provovoked a backlash.
Olympic hockey gold medallist Richardson-Walsh, who married her team-mate Helen, criticised the Chelsea manager's labelling of play-to-player relationships.
Kate Richardson-Walsh, pictured with Helen in 2017, has hit back after Emma Hayes' comments on player-to-player relationships
The Chelsea women's team manager stated that 'player-to-player relationships were inappropriate' despite having several in her own team
Richardson-Walsh insisted player to player relationships were definitely not 'inappopriate'
'Hi.