{"id":2798,"date":"2019-02-28T10:52:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incirliseviye.com\/2019\/02\/28\/chelseas-tottenham-win-was-ideal-response-to-arsenal-embarrassment-says-sarri\/"},"modified":"2019-02-28T10:52:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T10:52:26","slug":"chelseas-tottenham-win-was-ideal-response-to-arsenal-embarrassment-says-sarri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=2798","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea's Tottenham win was ideal response to Arsenal embarrassment, says Sarri"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Blues went 2-0 up at Stamford Bridge, although Spurs levelled the tie and forced penalties <\/div>\n
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Chelsea’s\u00a0win\u00a0over Tottenham to reach the Carabao Cup final was\u00a0the ideal response to Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Arsenal, according\u00a0to head coach Maurizio Sarri.<\/p>\n

The Blues boss offered a withering assessment of the reverse at Emirates Stadium, questioning Chelsea’s mentality and desire following the Premier League clash. <\/p>\n

Tottenham were on the receiving end of a reaction as N’Golo Kante and Eden Hazard gave Chelsea a 2-0 half-time lead, overturning the 1-0 deficit from the first leg at Wembley.<\/p>\n

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Fernando Llorente levelled the aggregate score after the break but Eric Dier and Lucas Moura erred in the shoot-out as Chelsea prevailed 4-2, booking a Wembley date against holders Manchester City next month. <\/p>\n

Speaking at a post-match news conference, Sarri was keen to stress he did not attack his players over the Arsenal performance, he merely pointed out problems he hopes Thursday’s result can be a catalyst to tackle.<\/p>\n

“I think that they reacted really very well, but I didn’t attack my players,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I only said that we had a problem. The reaction was really very good, but I think we need to have motivation with continuity now.<\/p>\n

“I was really very happy with the performance before the penalties. Of course, now, it’s better because we are able to play in a final, a very difficult final but we will go to play.<\/p>\n

“I think that, in the last three or four matches, we had a problem. A problem was the motivation, and the other problem was that the players stopped to have fun on the pitch.<\/p>\n

“So I think that now, with this performance and the result, we can find again enthusiasm. So it’s very important.”<\/p>\n

No Chelsea player on top form exemplifies such enthusiasm better than Hazard, who produced numerous flashes of his brilliant best.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

“I had fun, for 65 minutes [watching] Hazard… 70 or 75,” said Sarri, who urged his star forward to do his talking on the pitch and questioned his leadership capabilities this week.<\/p>\n

“He was a bit tired in the last part of the match but he ran a lot I think. He played fantastically, a wonderful match.”<\/p>\n

Hazard was stationed back on the left of Chelsea’s front three, with Olivier Giroud keeping the centre-forward spot warm for new signing Gonzalo Higuain, who watched on from the stands.<\/p>\n

“I think the position is not a big problem,” Sarri added, discussing Hazard being freed from false nine duties.<\/p>\n

“I think in this match we played with another mind, with another motivation, with another determination.<\/p>\n

“So I think that his qualities are more important than his position.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Blues went 2-0 up at Stamford Bridge, although Spurs levelled the tie and forced penalties Chelsea’s\u00a0win\u00a0over Tottenham to reach the Carabao Cup final was\u00a0the ideal response to Saturday’s 2-0 loss at Arsenal, according\u00a0to head coach Maurizio Sarri. The Blues boss offered a withering assessment of the reverse at Emirates Stadium, questioning Chelsea’s mentality and … <\/p>\n

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