Kepa Arrizabalaga grabbed the headlines from the Carabao Cup final after refusing to be substituted – but he is not the first player to disobey his manager. The Chelsea goalkeeper was in fact following the lead of one of the greatest players of all time, in Barcelona’s In October 2014, […]
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Kepa Arrizabalaga has come out to explain his on-pitch row with Maurizio Sarri in the final against Manchester City, which threatened to overshadow Chelsea’s penalty shootout defeat to Guardiola’s side. The £71m signing was involved in the incident at the end of extra time, where Willy Caballero was set to […]
Chelsea will consider making a move for England assistant manager Steve Holland if they sack manager Maurizio Sarri next week. Despite progression into the next stage of the Europa League, Sarri is on the brink of being sacked ahead of Sunday’s final against Manchester City and Wednesday’s Premier League game […]
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has taken a swipe at Arsenal as he defended his record with Chelsea and believes he is being unfairly criticised compared to Unai Emery. The Italian oversaw a 3-0 victory against Malmo in the Europa League last 32 to progress to the next round, though his […]
Chelsea have been warned that Sarri-ball may be pushing Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante towards leaving the club, with Mario Melchiot claiming that tactical tweaks could lead to high-profile exits. Two key players at Stamford Bridge have often been asked to play out of position this campaign under Sarri. Eden […]
Real Madrid are reportedly considering selling Gareth Bale in the summer after the winger failed to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s exit to Juventus. Bale has had just two goals in his last seven games for Real and is no longer guaranteed a place in the starting XI […]
Senior figures at Chelsea have held talks over Maurizio Sarri’s future as head coach, Sky Sports News reports. Chelsea are understood to be very concerned about the team’s recent poor performances and results – the most recent of which was a home defeat to Manchester United that eliminated them out […]
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has said that he is not sure whether his players are still with him after his side’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup. The Blues have now lost three of their last five matches in all competitions without scoring, with Bournemouth and Manchester […]
Martin Keown called Maurizio Sarri ‘stupid’ for keeping Callum Hudson-Odoi on the bench as the FA Cup holders crashed out of the competition at the hands of Manchester United. First half headers from Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba was enough to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side a commanding advantage and […]
Zinedine Zidane would accept an offer from Chelsea to become their new head coach if they agree to match his three key demands, according to reports. Maurizio Sarri is under pressure at Stamford Bridge after a poor run of results and faces the sack if Chelsea miss out on Champions […]