After efforts to thaw it out using heaters, the pitch was deemed playable by officials but it quickly became apparent that players were struggling to maintain their balance, leading the game to be called off."We have to say to ourselves that it's time for undersoil heating. We've got to take our game seriously -- yes, we can have our blowers and pitch tents, but it's not enough.
Former England manager Hope Powell, who stepped down as coach of WSL side Brighton & Hove Albion last October, was equally critical. "They should have cancelled it before. The pitch was hard and it was a bit dubious whether it would go ahead or not. But to actually start the game and then five minutes into it realise it was dangerous, too many players slipping, I think is very embarrassing," she said.
"It is not a good look and it's a shame for everybody here today ... this is a worst case scenario. It's embarrassing for the league, for the players and everybody involved." Chelsea's was not the only game affected by the freezing temperatures in England on Sunday - Arsenal's trip to Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur's home game against Leicester City were also postponed.
Not a problem in American football did you see Buffalo vs Cincinnati
Europeans lmao
No need for this. We're in globalwarming
“players were struggling to maintain their balance, leading the game to be called off” Ummm….. I wonder how these 2 things can both be true 🤔
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