Maurizio Sarri: Chelsea fans criticise boss who says he is 'getting used to it'

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Chelsea 'lucky' with decisions but 'deserved' Cardiff win - Maurizio Sarri

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri says he is "getting used" to criticism after Blues fans turned on him during a controversial win at Cardiff.

Travelling fans chanted "we want Sarri out" and "you don't know what you're doing" after struggling Cardiff took the lead in the Premier League game.

Late goals by Cesar Azpilicueta and Ruben Loftus-Cheek saw lacklustre Chelsea come from behind to win 2-1.

"They were probably unhappy for the result," said Sarri afterwards.

"I can understand, I can understand very well. I am getting used to this."

Italian Sarri was already under pressure before the Cardiff match, with a run of four defeats from five away league matches and fans growing frustrated with the patient style of football known as 'Sarriball'.

Fans vented their anger at their side's largely lacklustre display on several occasions at Cardiff City Stadium.

In addition, Sarri's decision to leave leading scorer Eden Hazard and midfielder N'Golo Kante out of the starting line-up proved unpopular with Chelsea fans.

"Kante has played 50 matches and Hazard 47," said the Chelsea boss.

"In the last week they played two games for their national teams for 180 minutes so I thought it was time to rest them.

"We were lucky because we gained three points and Hazard played 30 or 35 minutes and Kante zero minutes."

Chelsea remain in the hunt for a top four finish, and face Slavia Prague in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

"We didn't play well in the first half and we conceded a stupid goal," added Sarri on his side's performance in Wales.

"In the end we deserved to win."

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  • Comment posted by BlueIsTheColour, at 17:47 31 Mar 2019

    Just go Sarri your football is crap.

  • Comment posted by U15492298, at 18:19 31 Mar 2019

    Criticism should be a rare thing, if he's getting used to it then there is a serious problem at Chelsea!

  • Comment posted by Olly, at 18:10 31 Mar 2019

    Such a bizarre thing for Sarri to say, that he is getting used to being criticised. I’m happy he is getting used to it as if he carries on in the same style of sorry ball he’ll get a lot more!

  • Comment posted by Job Dunne, at 18:29 31 Mar 2019

    One point off third. To be fair he's done well with a one-man team

  • Comment posted by Nige R, at 19:11 31 Mar 2019

    Deiliberately trying to get fired I think with Roma on the radar.!!
    The guy is an arrogant, ignorant, clueless, dishevelled waste of managerial space, he’s never won anything and never will.!
    Please take Jorginho with you and shut the door.!

  • Comment posted by blindeyefury, at 18:35 31 Mar 2019

    TBF to sarri we should be beating Cardiff with the players we had on the pitch. Problem is this is the worst squad in the Roman abramovich era.

  • Comment posted by 1LiverpoolFan, at 09:21 1 Apr 2019

    i am just gonna put this out there please can we stop having Jermaine Jenas as a pundit especially when its teams he HATES, i am bored of hearing him bad mouth opposition all the time with nothing constructive to say other than he is a salty has never been

  • Comment posted by budicca, at 19:09 31 Mar 2019

    @blindeyefury.
    You're right, the last 3 transfer windows have been really poor. Conte and Sarri hardly brought a good player between them and now we have a pool of players who don't fit the system and aren't good enough anyway. But Sarri should have gone with the back 5 that the squad is built for and knows, rather than persevering with a weak back 4. Makes Kante's position harder to believe too.

  • Comment posted by wtfb, at 06:41 1 Apr 2019

    @77
    Agreed. Loftus Cheek is a better all round player than Jorginho or Kovacic. He's a better tackler, much better at playing under pressure, more creative and he scores goals!

  • Comment posted by A-FORCE, at 21:57 31 Mar 2019

    I've never seen a manager come out with so many quotes to his own detriment. Almost convinced he's chasing his compensation payment.

  • Comment posted by Rich, at 22:16 31 Mar 2019

    As a Chelsea fan I’m so frustrated with Sarri, it pains me to say but in the short term I would rather lose and not qualify for the CL and see him go. He will continue to cost our club money and potential. Hazard will definitely go this Sunmer, you can’t blame Odoi for wanting to go as he keeps on playing the same team and then making the same changes at 58 mins into the game. Sack him now!!

  • Comment posted by TJ, at 08:36 1 Apr 2019

    Went to the game yesterday. The worst game I have seen for a while. Cardiff deserved much more and we deserved much less. I think the penalty appeals they were highlighting on MOTD were happening to us as well and it was clear the ref was ignoring it but the offside goal was a kick in the teeth. Leaving out Hazard from the starting line up showed up what a shambles we are without him.

  • Comment posted by tatlock, at 08:33 1 Apr 2019

    “Getting used to it” Is that the best Sarri can come up with? He picked the most out of form team from Cobham. His big signing Jorginho is as poor a player in the group & yet he has never been rested. Reportedly Chelsea have missed out on £43m for Alonso + £50m for Willian. CHO can’t get a start, & RLC who is imo the best English midfielder in the PL struggles to get in.

  • Comment posted by Duggy, at 17:54 31 Mar 2019

    Sarri and his compatriots need to all go - Higuain; Jorginho, Barkley can go as well , He definitely does not know what he is doing. Never won anything in 30 years as a manager - his football is robotic - he is stubborn, arrogant and does not like individuals - wants everyone to be a robot. Go back to Italy.

  • Comment posted by Steve, at 10:21 1 Apr 2019

    Bless Maurizio, do you really think getting used to fans asking you to leave as they have had enough of Sarri-ball or Sarri-yawn, is a good thing? Clearly the only person who thinks Jorginho is a good fit is Sarri. Why not start Odoi? Why play Kante out of position so Jorgie can faff about jogging around the middle of the park passing sideways or backwards? Having alternative strategy would help.

  • Comment posted by Alan part ridge, at 00:23 1 Apr 2019

    Sarri is clueless. Repeatedly playing the best holding midfielder in the EPL on right side of midfield and until Higuain arrived the best left sided player in last 5 years in EPL as a centre forward. Watch out next week Kepa up front cos he's a big lad and Pedro in the nets for his agility.

  • Comment posted by paul hirst, at 07:35 1 Apr 2019

    Chelsea got the luck when it counted to get the win against Cardiff. But there was a different dynamic to the blues when Loftus cheek came on, and Hudson odoi should be given much more game time. The lads confidence must be sky high after his England call up.The way things are going I can see Chelsea having to win the Europa league to qualify for next season's Champions league.

  • Comment posted by trussers, at 11:28 1 Apr 2019

    I agree with 105. However, not cheated by Rudiger, rather robbed by the officials. There will be few genuine Chelsea fans who take any positives from that game, as first goal was offside and we should have been down to 10. Sarri's stubbornness and inability to react and change are not premiership manager qualities, neither failing to recognise lack of player buy in to his philosophy. Time to go.

  • Comment posted by lewy, at 08:48 1 Apr 2019

    Sarri is the worst manager Chelsea have had, he does not have any idea how to change things to improve the performance. Leaves 2 of the best young players we have had out of the starting line up, and our best 2 players out. We will be lucky to finish 5th in the league.

  • Comment posted by david, at 06:37 1 Apr 2019

    It was another coincidence that when the diddy man Jorginho came off we scored two goals or was it

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