Kepa Saga Actually United Chelsea – Sarri

Maurizio Sarri is of the opinion that the public spat he had with goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga actually united his team.

The former Napoli manager his boys turned the difficulty into an opportunity and decided to make the best out of it.

His words, “When there is a difficult situation, I think it’s very difficult for everybody,” Sarri said. “But it’s a big opportunity, also. You have to take that opportunity. Of course, it was really a very bad experience, but I think we can come out of this situation better than before.

“When there is a very difficult experience you can come out always different than before: better or worse. I think that, from this situation, we came out better.”

“For the players, I think it was an experience useful for staying more united. Also for me, with my staff and players. We are more compact.”

“I am really very happy with the last three matches because we had good performances,” he said. “And also with the results. We lost a final only on penalties, but we played really a very good match.

“For our confidence, it was important to play at the same level against City after the match in the Premier League.

“I was really happy with the last three matches. We still need consistency and still to continue, especially with the performances. The results are only a consequence — sometimes not, but in 95 percent of cases [they are].”