Arunava about Football A look at football & the world through my eyes!
Related Articles
English Premier League side Chelsea FC have today announced Italian Maurizio Sarri is their head coach, who joins the Blues from Italian Serie A side SSC Napoli.
59 year old Sarri spend three seasons at Napoli were he revitalised the fortunes of the club and returned them to the UEFA Champions League while playing a scintillating brand of attacking football.
In his three years at the helm, Napoli recorded two second-place finishes in the Serie A, including last season when they achieved a record points total for a runners-up, and one third place. In 2017, he won the Serie A Coach of the Year award.
Sarri, who has signed a three-year Chelsea contract, said, “I am very happy to be coming to Chelsea and the Premier League. It is an exciting new period in my career.”
“I look forward to starting work and meeting the players on Monday ahead of travelling to Australia, where I will be able to get to know the squad and begin our match action.”
“I hope we can provide some entertaining football for our fans, and that we will be competing for trophies at the end of the season, which is what this club deserves.”
Chelsea FC director Marina Granovskaia added, “We are delighted to welcome Maurizio and are looking forward to him bringing his football philosophy to Chelsea.
‘Maurizio’s Napoli side played some of the most exciting football in Europe, impressing with their attacking approach and dynamism, and his coaching methods significantly improved the players at his disposal.”
“He has plenty of experience in Serie A and the Champions League and we know he is relishing the chance to work in the Premier League.”
Along with the team’s improvement in results, Sarri’s reign in Naples will be remembered for the quality of Napoli’s play. The term ‘Sarri-ball’ was coined and he also earned praise for his ability to re-shape the structure of the squad, nurturing some of the club’s younger talents with hugely positive results.
Now he moves to London, where the Chelsea management will hope that after a weaker season under Conte, the Blues can be amongst the Premier League contenders.
