- Maurizo Sarri laid into his players following their disappointing Arsenal defeat
- Goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny were enough for hosts
- The Italian expressed his anger at the teams performance after the game
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has laid into his side after their abject 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.
The Blues succumbed to goals from and Laurent Koscielny at The Emirates as the hosts enjoyed just their second victory in 14 meetings with their rivals.
Sarri's side are now just three points clear of both Arsenal and in fourth place, and the Italian let his players know their performance was well below the level he deems acceptable.
'I'm extremely angry, very angry indeed,' he said after full-time, speaking in Italian and using his interpreter to ensure his message got across.
'This defeat was due to our mentality. I can't accept it. We had a similar issue against Tottenham in the league. It appears this group of players are extremely difficult to motivate.'
'From a technical point of view both teams were on the same sort of level, but they had a higher level of determination in both penalty areas, so tactics don't come into it. I can't possibly say I am not partly responsible for the defeat. We have to share it.
'This is not a team that is going to be well known for its battling qualities, but we need to become a team that is capable of adapting, possibly suffering for 10 or 15 minutes, and then playing our own football. Today we didn't play our own football.'
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