Tag: Sarri
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Difficult for Dybala, Ronaldo to coexist – Sarri
Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri admits trying to bring the best out of Paulo Dybala can be a headache. Sarri hailed the Argentine forward’s skills and explained that this is a pleasant headache for the coaching staff. “Paulo [Dybala] is a phenomenal player,” he said ahead of the Old Lady’s game against Milan in the Coppa…
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Sarri informs Chelsea of exit plans
Maurizio Sarri has informed Chelsea he wants to leave the club this summer, according to Sky in Italy. In his first season at Stamford Bridge, Sarri secured Chelsea a return to the Champions League by sealing a third-placed Premier League finish, before claiming the first major trophy of his career by lifting the Europa League.…
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EPL: Hudson-Odoi will stay at Chelsea – Sarri
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri believes England international Callum Hudson-Odoi will stay with the club – and can become one of Europe’s leading players. The 18-year-old started for England in Montenegro on Monday but is yet to begin a league match for his club. He has been linked with Bayern Munich and in the last week…
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Chelsea fans boo Jorginho despite win over Malmo
Chelsea fans continued to boo Jorginho throughout the club’s 3-0 Europa League second-leg win over Malmo on Thursday night at Stamford Bridge. The Blues cruised to a 5-1 aggregate victory over the Swedish side to advance to the last 16 of the Europa League courtesy of goals from Olivier Giroud, Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi.…
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Biggest test for Sarri as Chelsea hosts Manchester City on Saturday
It has taken less than two weeks for the optimism generated by a 12-match unbeaten start to Maurizio Sarri’s reign at Stamford Bridge to fizzle out. This weekend the Italian faces his biggest test to date when Manchester City visit. In fairness to the former Napoli manager, he stressed throughout the heady days of early…
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Chelsea: David Luiz was confused under Conte – Sarri
Maurizio Sarri admits he has been pleasantly surprised by the ability of David Luiz and says the defender was left “confused” by his lack of game time under former Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte. Luiz had been an integral figure in Chelsea’s title-winning season in Conte’s first year as boss, but made just four appearances…
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Sarri’s team plays well but wins no trophy – Napoli chairman
Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis has taken a swipe at new Chelsea manager, Maurizio Sarri’s failure to win a trophy during his three year spell in charge of the club. Sarri joined Napoli from Empoli back in 2015, but despite winning Serie A coach of the year in 2016-17, was unable to guide the club…