Chelsea star Pedro tells Maurizio Sarri he needs to be more flexible with is tactics
Advertisement Comment Chelsea star Pedro tells Maurizio Sarri he needs to be more flexible with is tactics Chelsea have lost their last three away games 12-0 on aggregate (Picture: Sportimage)Chelsea star Pedro admits his teammates are finding is hard to carry out Maurizio Sarri’s tactics against the best sides in the Premier League.The former Napoli coach’s ‘Sarri-ball’ gameplan, based around dominating possession and pressing the opposition, yielded impressive results during the early months of his tenure.Sarri presided over an 18-game unbeaten run which came to a grinding halt with a 3-1 defeat against Spurs at Wembley back in November and has suffered comprehensive defeats against the likes of Bournemouth, Arsenal and Manchester City in recent weeks.More: FootballRio Ferdinand urges Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to drop Manchester United starChelsea defender Fikayo Tomori reveals why he made U-turn over transfer deadline day moveMikel Arteta rates Thomas Partey’s chances of making his Arsenal debut vs Man City Malmo v Chelsea: Maurizio Sarri press conferenceTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Play VideoLoaded: 0%0:00Progress: 0%PlayMuteCurrent Time 0:00/Duration Time 7:53FullscreenMalmo v Chelsea: Maurizio Sarri press conferencehttps://metro.co.uk/video/malmo-v-chelsea-maurizio-sarri-press-conference-1862706/This is a modal window.Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window.TextColorWhiteBlackRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentBackgroundColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyOpaqueSemi-TransparentTransparentWindowColorBlackWhiteRedGreenBlueYellowMagentaCyanTransparencyTransparentSemi-TransparentOpaqueFont Size50%75%100%125%150%175%200%300%400%Text Edge StyleNoneRaisedDepressedUniformDropshadowFont FamilyProportional Sans-SerifMonospace Sans-SerifProportional SerifMonospace SerifCasualScriptSmall CapsReset restore all settings to the default valuesDoneClose Modal DialogEnd of dialog window.Chelsea are back in Europa League action this evening against Malmo and Pedro has urged his manager to experiment with different tactics after admitting Sarri-ball is difficult to implement against elite opposition.AdvertisementAdvertisementADVERTISEMENT‘All the team follow the idea of Maurizio: press really high, stay compact, and to create chances,’ Pedro said. ‘With good possession, a lot of the ball. We can do this as a team‘But sometimes it’s so difficult to play in this way. It depends upon the opponents. City played very well, so it was so difficult to press. To create between the lines, and to defend.‘But it’s Maurizio’s idea, and I prefer to press high when we recover the ball to create chances. Not to wait for 90 minutes to recover the ball and run 60m to score the goal.‘In the last games, it’s not been in very good condition for the results. Now, it’s a good opportunity tomorrow to win and get our best confidence.’More: Arsenal FCArsenal flop Denis Suarez delivers verdict on Thomas Partey and Lucas Torreira movesThomas Partey debut? Ian Wright picks his Arsenal starting XI vs Manchester CityArsene Wenger explains why Mikel Arteta is ‘lucky’ to be managing Arsenal
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