Maurizio Sarri has hinted that he might need a Sports Psychologist in order to understand what hails Chelsea.
The Blues slumped to a narrow 1-0 defeat to Leicester City and that was their first home loss this season. Although the manager understands how hard it is working with a sports psychologist, he does not rule it out entirely.
“No, Not at the moment, because it’s not easy. I had a sports psychologist 15 years ago. In Italy, it was really very difficult because the clubs were not ready at that moment, but I think they are not ready also at this moment. [That was] my experience in Italy.” Sarri responded to a question on whether he is considering hiring one.
Meanwhile, Chelsea will visit Watford for their Boxing Day fixture and Sarri believes that his side is ready to face the opponents and added that it is his belief that the players are not fatigued for the gruelling tie.
“I don’t know [what it’s like] here. We can talk about this [with the club]. Why not? It’s clear we didn’t lose for the way of playing. We were a bit unlucky and then we lost because the reaction after the goal was in the wrong direction, I think. We had only to continue [playing the same way]. We were in full control of the match. We were dangerous without conceding anything to the opponents, so we had only to continue.
“We have players with a large number of minutes in the Premier League, but not in the season, so I don’t think so. The physical performance in the match against Bournemouth was one of the best this season for quantity, one of the best in quality, for a number of accelerations, for high-speed [sprints]. I think it’s impossible to change the physical condition in two minutes. We were on the pitch very well for 55 minutes and then after two minutes, after the goal, we were in trouble. I think there is another reason, not the physical condition.” the gaffer added while speaking to ESPN.
