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Chelsea skipper Millie Bright said it was "hugely disappointing" to perceive insults directed astatine her pursuing their 1-0 triumph astatine Aston Villa connected Sunday.
The England defender said a instrumentality made an expletive-filled remark astir her first-half show aft asking for photos and autographs.
"Now everyone tin person their opinion, what was said I don't really attraction about, but it was much the information this came aft they'd inquire for photos and signatures," Bright posted connected Instagram connected Monday.
"Please whitethorn I punctual you that arsenic players we are not collectibles, we are not robots, we are humans the aforesaid arsenic you."
Earlier this season, Chelsea made the determination to stop players from giving autographs and photos astatine their location crushed Kingsmeadow, saying it was "no longer harmless oregon sustainable" to bash so.
A precocious ain extremity from Villa's Sarah Mayling helped the Blues proceed their unbeaten tally successful the Women's Super League this season.
The five-time defending champions clasp a seven-point pb astatine the apical of the WSL and person conceded conscionable six goals successful 13 matches - each of which Bright has played in.
The 31-year-old asked for fans to beryllium "more mindful of your comments".
"After each crippled we arsenic players marque a prime to springiness you our time, enactment and generosity to bash photos, signatures, person conversation, due to the fact that we attraction and respect you travelling to enactment us," she added.
"Every crippled we springiness our implicit each and it won't ever beryllium beauteous oregon perfect, but conscionable retrieve we springiness everything to beryllium the champion for you. So this acquisition was hugely disappointing, particularly from a instrumentality sat successful the Chelsea section."
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