Sarri Plays Down Juve Talk Ahead of Europa League Final

By Daily Sports on May 29, 2019

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri suggested that Wednesday’s Europa League final will not definitely be his last game in charge of the club as he confessed his “love” for English football.

The Italian only took over at Stamford Bridge last year but is now being strongly linked with a return to Serie A, with media in his home country suggesting he will take the vacant coaching position at champions Juventus.

“I want to think only to the final. I have a contract with Chelsea for two years, so first of all I will speak with Chelsea, but now is not the moment,” Sarri said of the Juventus speculation at a press conference in Baku on Tuesday ahead of the final against Arsenal.

The 60-year-old could replace the departing Massimiliano Allegri in Turin after a difficult season in London, and reports have said that Chelsea would not block his departure.

However, he insists his first season in charge after arriving from Napoli can be classified as a success regardless of what happens at the imposing Olympic Stadium here.

He did not lose a Premier League game until late November and despite his team's form tailing off after that, they still finished third in the table, ahead of both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, to secure a return to the Champions League.

In addition, they only lost the League Cup final on penalties against Manchester City, and now have the chance to win the Europa League for the second time in seven seasons.

“For me at the beginning of the season it was really very difficult to understand my players, to understand the mentality, but after a very difficult month in January, in February they started to change,” he said.

“In this moment I love them because I have 22 wonderful men and wonderful players so I’m really happy with them and of course I have to consider it for the future and I have to consider that I love English football, I love the Premier League.”

Sarri added that winning the Europa League – which would be his first major honour – would turn a “very good season” into a “wonderful” one. (SuperSport)

•Photo shows Maurizio Sarri

Source Daily Sports

Posted May 29, 2019


 

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