Kante in the line of fire, as Sarri reads the riot act

Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri led an individual investigation after the Tottenham defeat last Saturday. He wants answers in the Monday clash between the Europa League and PAOK.

The Blues have won all four Group L games to date, including a 1-0 win in Greece in September, to qualify for the last 32 and only need one point out of two to seal the top of the standings. a favorable seeding.

Sarri will make changes against PAOK, before 10 games in December and after the defeat against Tottenham, ended an undefeated start to the season of 18 games.

He had warned Chelsea of ​​an empty start, but the Spurs scored twice in the first 16 minutes at Wembley.

"Saturday we played very badly, a game without determination," said Sarri.

"We lost a match after three and a half months (but) we played without determination in such a big game.

"If you have no determination, you have no motivation. If you are not motivated, you may not have clear goals.

"We have to understand why, especially from a mental point of view. It's very difficult for me to understand why.

"I wanted to understand that. I talk to them player by player. I have a meeting of five or ten minutes with individuals.

N'Golo Kante has been criticized for criticizing the public because of his role to the right of the midfield.

The French midfielder won the Football World Cup in the summer and signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea last week.

Jorginho playmaker is Sarri's central midfielder and Kante, who won the Premier League title with Leicester and Chelsea in successive seasons, adjusts.

"For me, the central midfielder is Jorginho or (Cesc) Fabregas," added the 59-year-old Italian.

"I do not want Kante in this position. In the last match, Kante wanted to solve the match after the first 15 minutes, but in the wrong direction.

"He lost the position, he attacked the other box too much. And I think this one is not one of the best features of Kante. It was only a reaction to difficulties. "

Sarri has encouraged Kante to go forward in the matches and his latest comments may seem like a contradiction.

But he explained that there was a moment and a place for the Frenchman to attack.

"Kante must stay close to Jorginho, especially when the ball is on the other side," added Sarri.

"It depends on the action. If the ball is left, we have (Marcos) Alonso, (Eden) Hazard, (Mateo) Kovacic, (Ross) Barkley. In this situation, he must stay very close to Jorginho. "

Hazard is out with an ankle injury against the Spurs, but should be back against Fulham on Sunday.

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