Fans turn on Sarri as Chelsea are thrashed
Bournemouth 4 Chelsea 0
Chelsea fans jeered Maurizio Sarri as their side slumped to a dire defeat on the south coast.
Sarri’s team were dismantled in the second half, with Josh King scoring twice and the outstanding David Brooks also netting for Bournemouth before Charlie Daniels’ stoppage-time goal rubbed salt in the visitors’ wounds.
Blues boss Sarri reacted to the second goal, scored by Brooks just after the hour mark, by taking off recent signing Gonzalo Higuain.
The change did not go down well with many of the travelling supporters, who booed and chanted “You don’t know what you’re doing.”
Brooks set up King’s opener a couple of minutes into the second half and then took advantage of Chelsea’s poor defending to double Bournemouth’s lead.
Ryan Fraser played the ball forward for Brooks, who cleverly pulled it back from the left for striker King to fire past keeper Kepa.
David Luiz was badly at fault for the second goal, first giving the ball away, then diving into a challenge, and then, after King had played the ball to Brooks, allowing the Wales international to turn away from him and score.
King struck again with 16 minutes remaining by lifting the ball over Kepa after being teed up by Junior Stanislas.
And Daniels helped himself to a goal in the final seconds, nodding home Jordan Ibe’s free-kick.
Chelsea had dominated much of the first half and Mateo Kovacic almost put them ahead.
Kovacic was denied by a fine save from keeper Artur Boruc, who tipped the Croatian’s far-post header from Pedro’s right-wing cross on to the bar.
Boruc also kept out a low shot from Eden Hazard, gathered a weak strike from Pedro and pushed away an effort from Cesar Azpilicueta before the interval.
It seemed at that stage like a matter of time before Chelsea broke the deadlock.
But it was totally different story after the restart and the Blues’ problems at both ends of the pitch were evident.
Their defending was abysmal once again, while Higuain offered no real goal threat before being replaced by the equally ineffective Olivier Giroud.
Chelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic (Loftus-Cheek 78), Pedro (Willian 63), Hazard, Higuain (Giroud 66).
Subs not used: Caballero, Alonso, Barkley, Christensen.
31/01/2019 @ 2:18 pm
Stop blaming sarri what are the guys doing. They never have fight back spirit
31/01/2019 @ 7:18 am
Sarri need to know that EPL is different from Serie A and the earlier he restores Kante to his Original position the better, we should be aiming
30/01/2019 @ 11:33 pm
Sari has to go and now!!! He really has not got a clue, Plays the the wrong players plays some out of their natural positions. keeps good players on the bench or not even on the bench. PLEASE GET SARI OUT NOW!!! Damaged limitations so enough is enough before it gets really embarrassing!!! Zadean Zadan is your man !!!
30/01/2019 @ 10:59 pm
What do expect from a manager who is aiming at making it to d top as his target wheh other managers are aiming on winning the trophy. Sarri Is a wrong choice I said from the beginning., he has no tactics of winning games.
30/01/2019 @ 10:59 pm
Let Sari be informed of his exit door if Chelsea dire lose a match again. He should allow Kante to play his normal position and drop his almighty tired Jorginio. Let management do well to try Sola he can do his best. Its becoming too shameful on the fans around the globe.
30/01/2019 @ 10:47 pm
The club is going backwards and has been over the past few years.
The owner appears to have lost interest. Managers come and go and don’t
get backed in the transfer market where we now only deal in the bargain basement.No structure or long term planning. The present manager is failing to take on board the way teams play in the premier league who have now worked out how to beat us. Unless he can adapt to the challenge quickly which seems highly unlikely then it will end it failure.
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30/01/2019 @ 10:34 pm
Gojhino is not able to recovery in defenseve and he is not make any assist for the strikes, Europa league again next season
30/01/2019 @ 10:24 pm
After this performance Sarri has to go. Every team has figured us out and they just allow us to pass the ball around knowing that it will not lead to anything. At this time till the end of the season Zola could do a better job. Let’s get rid of Luiz, Pedro, Willian and give the younger players a chance.
30/01/2019 @ 10:09 pm
Sarri is just a joke. Benching good pact players and playing sluggish players. No tactics and boring no directional football.
30/01/2019 @ 10:05 pm
Sarri is not a good manager
30/01/2019 @ 10:02 pm
Sarri need to go,we need a reasonable coach that can understand the team better
30/01/2019 @ 9:39 pm
Higuain – nonexistent.
(EPL flops might get jump started in Italy, not vice versa).
“Sarri ball” is turning quickly into dead end street toothless boredom.
Pathetic “no balls” Chelsea.
February schedule looks scarier and scarier.
5th spot finish. Or 6th.
…and Sarri out the door come June.
30/01/2019 @ 9:35 pm
It is, again and again, the stubbornness of Sari. Georginho is no way near our Kante and Pedro is almost a pensioner. Why on earth this stubborn Manager doesn’t put the firing Odoi in? Pedro was the player! not anymore and after the first half he should have come out. But No, useless midfield by not using the players in their right place. Italian football is different from ours, but!!