Chelsea defender David Luiz has expressed his delight at playing under Maurizio Sarri this season.
The Blues have played great football at times, dominating opposition teams and improving their average possession across games in the Premier League. The passing has been pleasant but has not come without troubles. Sarri has been chastised for implementing ‘boring’ football at the Stamford Bridge club by pundits and fans alike.
Having exited the FA Cup in the fifth round, Chelsea fans present at the Bridge chanted ‘F**k Sarriball’. But not everyone shares the negative sentiments. Some players are enjoying life under the Italian.
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David Luiz insists Sarriball is the way to play football. The Brazil international says despite his side being criticized for not scoring enough goals, Chelsea are actually creating opportunities with Sarri’s attacking football.
“It’s a philosophy to have a lot of possession, create a lot of opportunities and he has tried to introduce that to us,’ he said in an interview with Sky Sports. I think he has already done amazing as in the past people were saying Chelsea don’t control the game, Chelsea don’t play with a lot of the ball, Chelsea just plays counter-attacks’ everyone was criticising Chelsea.
Now we control the games and sometimes they criticise us because we don’t win the game with a lot of possession. I think his philosophy is amazing, it’s trying to play football. This takes time and we are trying to improve as soon as possible. It’s the way I love football, the way I enjoy football not just playing but watching and I think I love his philosophy.”
David Luiz, Metro
Chelsea play Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the Europa League on Thursday, hoping to secure a good result in Germany ahead of a second leg in London. It will be a real test of Sarri’s abilities as a manager as he looks to navigate through a tricky away leg in Germany to start with.
