Maurizio Sarri has come out to say that plans are underway to ensure his players have more mental freedom ahead of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City, after the 6 nil thrashing they received weeks ago.
The Chelsea coach is popular for his 37 set-piece routines, detailed throw-ins rules and massive use of video analysis, but he will leave all that before his team go head to head with the Premier League champions on Sunday.
His words, “I think we were lucky in the first match [against City] because we were in trouble in the first half,”
“We scored in the last minute of that half and then the match changed. We were unlucky in the second match because we started very well for five minutes, then conceded a stupid goal, and we weren’t able to react. So it was a disaster.
“I think the truth is in the middle. It’s not true, the 2-0 two months ago, or the 6-0 two weeks ago. For us, it’s really very important for us to stay in the match for a very long time. And that will give us our best chance.
“In this match, for 30 minutes, I saw a team very worried. Without confidence. So I don’t want to press them tomorrow [in training]. I want their minds really very free. We will prepare the match only on Saturday, I think.
“I didn’t like our minds in the first 30 minutes. I want to see something more free. So we will prepare the match in 60 minutes, no more.”
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