Sarri But Not Sarri Thread

[mccg 1,528]

Chelsea boss Sarri launches stinging attack on Kante for his role in Spurs loss

https://www.givemesport.com/1422849-chelsea-boss-sarri-launches-stinging-attack-on-kante-for-his-role-in-spurs-loss?autoplay=off

[manpe 10,861]

2 hours ago, mccg said:

Maurizio Sarri's reluctance to rotate is a gamble for Chelsea

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/11564365/sarris-selection-gamble

Some good points made tbh. Non-rotation doesn't work in EPL, it is more demanding than Italy and even there it backfired. He NEEDS to stop using key players in games where we can afford to rest them (EL and cup ties). Some players are fatigued already I think and it won't get better with games coming thick and fast. There is no reason for the likes of Emerson, CHO and Christensen to be completely frozen out from EPL fixtures.

Chelsea is a different animal to any club he has managed so far, he must be careful not to alienate a large group of the squad, or else we know how that ends up for managers over here.

[mccg 1,528]

53 minutes ago, manpe said:

Some good points made tbh. Non-rotation doesn't work in EPL, it is more demanding than Italy and even there it backfired. He NEEDS to stop using key players in games where we can afford to rest them (EL and cup ties). Some players are fatigued already I think and it won't get better with games coming thick and fast. There is no reason for the likes of Emerson, CHO and Christensen to be completely frozen out from EPL fixtures.

Chelsea is a different animal to any club he has managed so far, he must be careful not to alienate a large group of the squad, or else we know how that ends up for managers over here.

Yeah and also alot of teams have already worked out the Sarri system ,and i don't know how flexible Sarri will be in tweaking it and or personnel,hopefully we hang in the top4 till january and change afew things?!

[Tomo 21,733]

On 27/11/2018 at 5:26 PM, the wes said:

sarri needs to ditch 4-3-3 formation and play the 4-2-3-1 formation 

That formation doesn't work for non counter attack teams, reverting to that formation would render Sarri's appointment and especially what we want him to build null and void.

We commited to this new direction so we have to see it through, no comprises!

[Superblue 6,370]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

That formation doesn't work for non counter attack teams, reverting to that formation would render Sarri's appointment and especially what we want him to build null and void.

We commited to this new direction so we have to see it through, no comprises!

I agree that such a formation shouldn't be a permanent fixture, but we cannot play like we did against Spurs away against the top sides because we'll get ripped apart every time.

There has to be some compromise against certain teams. Guardiola adapted his approach this season to combat Liverpool. 

I want Sarri to trust his system and his principles but he also has to show a little flexibility also when its needed.

[Fernando 6,479]

3 hours ago, Tomo said:

That formation doesn't work for non counter attack teams, reverting to that formation would render Sarri's appointment and especially what we want him to build null and void.

We commited to this new direction so we have to see it through, no comprises!

First season is never easy. 

I think Liverpool and City didn't look that great the first season either with Klopp and Guardiola. 

Just got to continue, stick to his idea and see if we can get more players that are suited to his style. As this is the style we want moving forward. Have to accept the rough patches here and there. 

[Vesper 28,968]

He is running our team into the ground with his stupity rotation. .

Hazard is carrying a knock again

and ZERO goals in 9 games now for club and country.

Many of those games we won or drew earlier were due to extraordinary luck, mostly from opponents missing sitter after sitter.

Shit is catching up I fear.

[Fernando 6,479]

5 minutes ago, Vesper said:

He is running our team into the ground with his stupity rotation. .

Hazard is carrying a knock again

and ZERO goals in 9 games now for club and country.

Many of those games we won or drew earlier were due to extraordinary luck, mostly from opponents missing sitter after sitter.

Shit is catching up I fear.

Again, City and Liverpool was bad at the beginning with not so great results. Especially Liverpool. 

Let's not talk about Tottenham. 

You want change in style, then it will take some time. 

[Tomo 21,733]

8 hours ago, Superblue_1986 said:

I agree that such a formation shouldn't be a permanent fixture, but we cannot play like we did against Spurs away against the top sides because we'll get ripped apart every time.

There has to be some compromise against certain teams. Guardiola adapted his approach this season to combat Liverpool. 

I want Sarri to trust his system and his principles but he also has to show a little flexibility also when its needed.

I agree to an extent, little things like the fullbacks staying back and Kante and/or Kova sticking closer to Jorginho should happen, but he shouldn't waver from his base tactics and philosophy even if it means a few thrashing in the short term. Everyone thought Pep was mental not going more pragmatic in his first season but he stuck to his guns and got his rewards, we need to do the same.

[Tomo 21,733]

7 hours ago, Vesper said:

He is running our team into the ground with his stupity rotation. .

Hazard is carrying a knock again

and ZERO goals in 9 games now for club and country.

Many of those games we won or drew earlier were due to extraordinary luck, mostly from opponents missing sitter after sitter.

Shit is catching up I fear.

That type of logic works both ways, you say we have won games because opponents missing sitters, well apart from Spurs all our dropped points was a large chunk down to us missing sitters. Also with the rotation they shouldn't be run into the ground already, they are all apart from Kepa and Willian mainly playing once a week at the minute with the odd midweek game so if they are burnt out already Sarri needs to look at his fitness regime not rotation policy. 

I am however with you on Hazard, he should be on the bench until he's 100% fit again. 

[Tomo 21,733]

7 hours ago, Fernando said:

First season is never easy. 

I think Liverpool and City didn't look that great the first season either with Klopp and Guardiola. 

Just got to continue, stick to his idea and see if we can get more players that are suited to his style. As this is the style we want moving forward. Have to accept the rough patches here and there. 

And to add further, Klopp and Pep took over from managers who had similar ideas and philosophys to them, they weren't as effective as they were inferior managers but the base was there for them. 

Sarri has took over a squad trained in a completely different style of football to his. 

[manpe 10,861]

2 hours ago, Tomo said:

Everyone thought Pep was mental not going more pragmatic in his first season but he stuck to his guns and got his rewards, we need to do the same.

Except Pep has been properly backed in the transfer market and has steadily been getting players suitable for his ideas. Our board more than likely thinks Jorginho was enough effort and will revert back to apathetic denial in the market.

[Tomo 21,733]

19 minutes ago, manpe said:

Except Pep has been properly backed in the transfer market and has steadily been getting players suitable for his ideas. Our board more than likely thinks Jorginho was enough effort and will revert back to apathetic denial in the market.

We will have to wait and see on that one, but so far with Jorginho and Kepa it's so far so good. 

[manpe 10,861]

26 minutes ago, Tomo said:

We will have to wait and see on that one, but so far with Jorginho and Kepa it's so far so good. 

Plenty false dawns from recent history, we pull off some rare quality coups and then revert to mediocrity, thinking our problems are solved. I'm not getting my hopes up this time, especially with Roman's state of affairs and a big fat fine looming, or worse - transfer ban. But yeah it's only speculation at this point, let's live and see, but I have no expectations whatsoever that the club will back him.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I don't know how sarri will do it, but he has to find a way to play emerson and zappacosta more. They provide the width that Alonso and Azpi could never dream to provide. The amount of forward runs they make and crosses they put in reminds me of Ashley cole and prime ivanovic. Sarri has to at least try emerson once in the first team lineup with Hazard. There is a reason why Guardiola spent 150mil on fullbacks and went on to win the league in record points, you can't have slow or defensive fullbacks in the modern game anymore.

CHO's performance in his first start for sarri just shows how much willian is limited as a player. He was better in his end product and even dribbling, I just hope the Sarri experiment to test CHO on the right wing was in view to play him more regularly from the bench on that right wing.

Giroud is by far better than Morata and it has been proved once again. Morata can cut his hair or change his jersey number all he wants but we cant rely on a moody striker to step up for us.

[Special Juan 27,439]

7 minutes ago, kellzfresh said:

I don't know how sarri will do it, but he has to find a way to play emerson and zappacosta more. They provide the width that Alonso and Azpi could never dream to provide. The amount of forward runs they make and crosses they put in reminds me of Ashley cole and prime ivanovic. Sarri has to at least try emerson once in the first team lineup with Hazard. There is a reason why Guardiola spent 150mil on fullbacks and went on to win the league in record points, you can't have slow or defensive fullbacks in the modern game anymore.

CHO's performance in his first start for sarri just shows how much willian is limited as a player. He was better in his end product and even dribbling, I just hope the Sarri experiment to test CHO on the right wing was in view to play him more regularly from the bench on that right wing.

Giroud is by far better than Morata and it has been proved once again. Morata can cut his hair or change his jersey number all he wants but we cant rely on a moody striker to step up for us.

Morata is totally and utterly mentally destroyed. Look at his goal celebration last night, players look like they are rallying around him, it's like they feel sorry for him and console him when he scores.

I'd love to see Emerson start but I think Sarri has his main stays in the team and I think Alonso is one of them.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

37 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

Morata is totally and utterly mentally destroyed. Look at his goal celebration last night, players look like they are rallying around him, it's like they feel sorry for him and console him when he scores.

I'd love to see Emerson start but I think Sarri has his main stays in the team and I think Alonso is one of them.

Unfortunately only an injury will force Sarri to rotate or rest Alonso. I just hope his usual drop in the second half of the season (due to fatigue) doesn't affect us badly then.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

Why is Sarri so insistent on choosing on players like Alonso that can't play his football