Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is keeping his cards close to his chest on dropped Blues goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. Sarri told reporters that he has not decided whether to restore Kepa into the starting XI during his pre-match press conference on Friday ahead of Sunday’s West London Derby clash with Fulham. The Italian tactician made the big decision to drop Kepa Arrizabalaga from his starting XI for the Premier League clash with London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night after his Carabao Cup meltdown. Klopp in great confusion as Liverpool fans want this player out of Anfield Sarri and Kepa clashed in front of the watching public during the Carabao Cup final clash with Premier League champions Manchester City. Kepa … [Read more...]
Kepa Is Still Number One At Chelsea
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has no doubt that Kepa Arrizabalaga is still the number one goalkeeper at the club despite the fact that he was dropped for the London Derby win over Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Kepa Arrizabalaga rocked the footballing world during the Carabao Cup final at the weekend after he refused to be substituted. The Spanish international shot stopper was fined a week’s salary by the club before Maurizio Sarri dropped him for the Spurs game. In his post-match thoughts after the game, Italian tactician Sarri revealed that the Spaniard is still the number one goalkeeper at the club. Alisson Becker Earns High Praise From World Cup Winner Kepa Arrizabalaga became the most expensive player in the history … [Read more...]
Betting Preview: Chelsea vs Tottenham: Draw Likely Outcome
Chelsea can bounce back from their event-filled Carabao Cup defeat at the hands of Manchester City when they face London rivals Tottenham Hotspur in their second meeting in the Premier League this season. The Carabao Cup defeat to the Citizens on Sunday was overshadowed by the conduct of Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga who refused to come off when Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri made the call for Willy Caballero to replace him in goal towards the end of extra time. Manchester City defeated Chelsea 4-3 on penalties with Kepa in goal. Regulation time and extra time between both teams had ended in a goalless draw thus prompting the need for the dreaded penalty shootout. Watford vs Chelsea: Chelsea to bounce back from their shock defeat with this … [Read more...]
Kepa Row Was A Misunderstanding – Sarri
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has disclosed that the row between him and Blues Kepa Arrizabalaga was a misunderstanding and that the Spanish international goalkeeper was right. Sarri was speaking during his post-match press conference after the Carabao Cup final loss to Premier League champions Manchester City. The Italian tactician was furious after the shot stopper failed to come off for Willy Caballero during the extra time of the Carabao Cup clash. Sarri said that he thought Kepa was suffering from cramp and that he wanted to remove him for Argentine international shot stopper Caballero. Arsenal to snap up Cech’s replacement Kepa gestured to the bench that he wanted to stay on and that appeared to infuriate Italian tactician Sarri who thought … [Read more...]
Why Sarriball Is Meaningless
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has revealed that the name given to his style (Sarriball) is meaningless and that he doesn’t know what Sarriball is. Former Napoli boss Sarri further added that the need for results supersedes style before adding that the origin of Sarriball could be traced back to his native Italy. His playing style at Napoli and Chelsea has been labelled ‘Sarriball’. Maurizio Sarri talked about his playing style in his pre-match thoughts before the Carabao Cup final clash with Manchester City on Sunday. The reason why Pep Guardiola is not a United manager revealed, it will shock you Chelsea will face the holders for the first piece of domestic silverware this season in the top flight of English football. Italian tactician Sarri is … [Read more...]
How Chelsea Can Avoid Carabao Cup Final Disaster
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has outlined how his side can avoid a disastrous outcome when they take on favourites and defending champions Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final. In his pre-match thoughts on Friday afternoon ahead of the game, Sarri confirmed that he plans to give his players mental freedom to help them navigate the stiff challenge from the Citizens. Maurizio Sarri and Chelsea had a disastrous encounter in their last meeting with Manchester City. The Blues were pummeled 6-0 at the Etihad Stadium in what was their second league meeting of the season. Why all is still not well at United with Mourinho Chelsea had won the first meeting in the Premier League as they handed out a first league reverse of the season to Manchester City … [Read more...]
Sarri takes swipe at Arsenal, says his side are better
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has taken swipe at his London rivals Arsenal, stating that his side are a better team than the North London outfit but they are still more criticized. He made this claim after their 3-0 victory over Malmo in the Europa League tie on Thursday night as he prepares also for the clash against Man City in the EFL Cup final on Sunday. The Blues team under the Italian boss has been heavily criticized especially with the nature of defeats they suffered this season. 128-Goal Striker Would Bolster Chelsea Attack - Ex-Blues Defender He noted that he is aware of how fans and pundits praise the Arsenal team which ought not to be more than his team, explaining that he shares the same point with the Gunners, his side are in the EFL Cup finals … [Read more...]
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