Thursday 29 November 2018

Chelsea players called in for individual Sarri meetings after Tottenham debacle

• One-on-one meetings held after ‘match without determination’
• Sarri critical of Kanté for ‘wrong’ reaction to bad Wembley start

Maurizio Sarri conducted one-on-one meetings with his Chelsea players as he sought an explanation for a perceived lack of “determination” in the defeat by Tottenham, with the manager also critical of N’Golo Kanté’s reaction to the team’s slack start at Wembley.

Chelsea, who can win their Europa League group with a point at home to Paok Salonika on Thursday, were overrun early on, trailed by two goals after 16 minutes and lost 3-1. Sarri was quick to offer a reminder it was his team’s first competitive defeat of the season after an 18-game unbeaten start, but, having seen the warning signs in previous matches, he was dismayed the same issues had flared again in such a key derby.

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from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2DM3F01

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