New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has thanked Napoli for ‘helping me in every way’ and ‘will love them forever’.
Sarri gave his first interview to Chelsea TV on Monday, but he began by paying tribute to Napoli, praising their squad for ‘adapting very well to my football’ and in particular Jorginho, who has followed him to Stamford Bridge.
“First of all, I have to say thank you to the people of Naples because they have helped me in every way for three years. I love them very much and I love them forever,” he began.
New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has thanked Napoli for ‘helping me in every way’ and ‘will love them forever’.
Sarri gave his first interview to Chelsea TV on Monday, but he began by paying tribute to Napoli, praising their squad for ‘adapting very well to my football’ and in particular Jorginho, who has followed him to Stamford Bridge.
“First of all, I have to say thank you to the people of Naples because they have helped me in every way for three years. I love them very much and I love them forever,” he began.
“My style of play? I think in Naples I was very lucky to find many players who adapted very well to my football.
“The players were very strong, very strong from a human point of view, so I think I was lucky to transport my way of football, my idea of football on the pitch [which was] essentially [thanks to] the quality of my players.
“I think Chelsea are a good team. The problem is that in England, there are five or six very good teams. I think with one or two adjustments, we can try to play my football.
“Jorginho? He’s not a physical player, he’s a technical player, but [his] most important quality is that he’s very quick in the mind so he has the ability to move the ball very quickly.”