Chelsea vs Tottenham: Top 5 things Maurizio Sarri said in the pre-match press conference
Chelsea Football Club, who are currently placed sixth in the Premier League, host London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge tonight, in a midweek fixture. The teams have a wide gap of 10 points between them, with Tottenham sitting on the third position having grabbed 60 points from the 27 matches they have played so far.
After the Kepa incident which took place in the dying moments of the Carabao Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City, the headlines just spoke about the fallout of the players and the manager Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea lost to Manchester City 4-3 on penalties, as the blue half of Manchester rejoiced, lifting the Carabao Cup trophy.
Putting behind all the rumours of walking away from the club, Sarri had a positive pre-match press conference yesterday. Let's find out the top 5 things the Chelsea Head Coach spoke about as his team faces a stern Spurs test in the London Derby.
#1 On Sunday's performance against Manchester City
Maurizio Sarri's press conference opened with media representatives stressing the manager's views on the Kepa incident which happened on Sunday, but the Italian manager was focused on praising Chelsea's performance against Manchester City.
He added that offensively, Manchester City were the best team in Europe in the current scenario, and Chelsea not only held a clean sheet against them in the final on Sunday, but also dominated the game for the second half and additional extra time of 30 minutes.
Sarri seemed happy with how the players implemented his plans in the match, after having been left disappointed in the recent few weeks due to the team's performances. He had publicly criticized the Chelsea players for lack of motivation in the recent few press conferences.