Maurizio Sarri has said that he plans to give his players more mental freedom ahead of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester City, with the team’s recent 6-0 defeat fresh in their memory.
The Chelsea boss is known for his 37 set-piece routines, instructions on throw-ins and heavy use of video analysis, but he will ease off before his side go toe-to-toe with the Premier League champions on Sunday.
Though Chelsea were hammered by City on February 10, they did manage to defeat Pep Guardiola’s men 2-0 just two months prior. Sarri went over his side’s two most recent meetings with City and outlined his change of approach ahead of Sunday’s match.
“I think we were lucky in the first match [against City] because we were in trouble in the first half,” Sarri told reporters.
“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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