So with the new man in place and the new season about to start, that awful word ‘ sarriball’  is the buzz word ar the moment. I’ve read about his style and caught a few clips on you tube, looks refreshing to what we’ve had recently. Conte gave us a new look after a few games, it reaped rewards and praise from the plaudits, but was eventually found out.

So what are your thoughts on ‘Sarriball’

 

I thought we were smarter than Liverpool fans and we would avoid such a hype-ass makeups or exaggerations like "sarriball" but apparently I was wrong.

Edited July 22, 20187 yr by Giordano_Bruno

No style is perfect. In the PL with so much competition, winning the league and making top four is about fine margins. I mean Liverpool found the best remedy for beating City, could it be the same if Liverpool played us? Maybe. Like I said, even though City got beat by Liverpool, it was fine margins. Man Utd beat Liverpool and Spurs, again, fine margins. Man Utd beat Arsenal away after getting battered, but it was fine margins. Next season wouldn't surprise me if it's any different.

No team is guaranteed the title or top four, you just gotta be consistent pretty much all season long. This isn't the Bundesliga, Serie A or La Liga where one or two slip ups and you're safe. One or two slip ups in the Prem and you end up dropping back two places. Next season will be enjoyable, but I would argue the most competitive it's been in years. Sarri will be up against it, but I'm confident in his tactical nous that he will do a stellar job in his time here. He obviously sold himself very well to the board and they are confident in his ability to give us glory. 

One thing I will say, the Serie A is a tactically astute league and defensively it's arguably better than the PL. Sarri's Napoli ended their first season with 82 points and came 2nd, then ended their second season with 86 points and came 2nd, and then ended last season with a staggering 91 points and still came 2nd. Those number of points would generally secure you second place here or win you the PL. Juventus have just been ridiculously in form for 2 out of 3 of those previous seasons. Juventus were arguably weaker last season, but even with 91 points it seemed Napoli just couldn't pip Juve to the title. Let's not forget Juventus have been CL semi finalists and finalists 2/3 of the past seasons. They were a pretty formidable force in Europe while Sarri was in charge at Napoli.

1 hour ago, Giordano_Bruno said:

I thought we were smarter than Liverpool fans and we would avoid such a hype-ass makeups or exaggerations like "sarriball" but apparently I was wrong.

Nothing new then.

1 hour ago, Giordano_Bruno said:

hype-ass makeups or exaggerations

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Pep Guardiola: 

‘For somebody like me, who loves watching games at home on the sofa, Napoli are spectacular and his brand of football is a joy to watch. ‘Often a coach is judged on wins, but you’ve also got to look at the shape as well as the substance.’

Should we listen to you Bruno, instead of Pep ?

Sarri'spositional football is the best and most highlydeveloped in the world. That's why Guardiola loves him so much. Hopefully that means with better players who are receptive to his ideas we can win some trophies whilst also pulling off some incredible football. 

I'm not getting carried away just yet. I still have doubts about his style working as well in the Premier League. This isn't like Italy, Premier League teams aren't going to let you play around with the ball at the back so easily. Those defenders will be hassled non stop, they won't be able to play 5 or 6 passes amongst themselves without the opposition being all over them.

I've only seen his stuff on YouTube, looks interesting but I would say that the lower to mid table teams just aren't going to let you play that way; sure we'll get a few free kicks no doubt as we try and play our way out of trouble and the opponent gets frustrated, but let's hope our defenders have learned to play the ball forward and not staying with the habit of just going sideways and backwards.....i.e. Cahill type football..cheeks puffed out backwards, cheeks puffed out sideways, cheeks puffed out back peddling with the ball.  Anyway I am hoping things will work out and everything is all positive and entertaining football even if we do end up outside the top 4 in his first season. 

Personally I hate the word sarriball and was hoping it would quietly go away. 

'Sarri's tactical profile' ?

Naa, not got the same ring about it.

 

2 hours ago, coco said:

Should we listen to you Bruno, instead of Pep ?

To be fair if Sarri manages to win Pep he will drop all the compliments. He said those things because they faced each other last term in CL. He wasn't threatened by Sarri. Hope he will be. 

For me Pep is a sore loser and a football totalirant but a great manager. 

2 hours ago, evissy said:

To be fair if Sarri manages to win Pep he will drop all the compliments. He said those things because they faced each other last term in CL. He wasn't threatened by Sarri. Hope he will be. 

For me Pep is a sore loser and a football totalirant? but a great manager. 

I agree. Guardiola wouldn't be praising Sarri if City had lost to Napoli. He was just happy he came up against a team that would let his team play.

Interesting stuff: 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5978109/New-boss-makes-mark-Chelsea-Sarri-ball-showing-fun-come.html

Amid the downpour in Perth that made the WACA's usually pristine turf feel more like a paddling pool, one training drill in particular stood out.

It started with Chelsea's players playing with the ball at the back, producing one-touch passes as if for the sake of it, before a whistled signal from Maurizio Sarri.

Suddenly, choreographed chaos. The ball had to be handed to Jorginho and the entire team would break at electrifying speed, the move eventually ending once Alvaro Morata had scored.

An exercise in how to go from back to front in less than 10 seconds, essentially, and one we can expect to see examined on Match of the Day this season.

If they scored, Sarri would shout: 'Again.' If they missed: 'Again.' If they messed it up midway through: 'Again.' Repetitive, but the new boss wants this to become second nature.

'Sarrismo,' is what they called it in Italy. 'Sarri-ball,' is what they're calling it at Chelsea. This is the Sarri style of play which he promised Blues bosses will work in the Premier League.

Under Antonio Conte, there were complaints of dull defensive work becoming too mundane to bear at Cobham. Sarri's at least focused on attack in Australia on Saturday.

Maybe it was for the benefit of local Premier League fanatics who scrambled to catch a glimpse at the WACA, maybe because he knew there was media present.

Yet Sarri, the chain-smoking former banker who never played professional football, did not seem to take note of the intruders. He started the session by coming out early to place cones in their correct places, and finished it with the look of a man pleased with his day's work.

All exercises were conducted under the watchful eye of Sarri while fitness coach Paolo Bertelli was also particularly involved. Gianfranco Zola and Carlo Cudicini stood on the touchline and surveyed from afar, stood by the boundary of the WACA at times.

One drill included keeping possession in tight circles while defenders acted as piggies in the middle. Another was about winning the ball as high up the pitch as possible.

There was also a short 11-a-side match with both teams playing 4-2-3-1 in the first half then 4-3-3 in the second. Jorginho the orchestrator on one side, Cesc Fabregas on the other.

As a first glimpse of Sarri at work on the training ground, this was revealing. Conte was known for being temperamental. His successor, still idolised in Napoli, was given few reasons to lose his cool here.

Chelsea's presence in Perth has been felt well ahead of Monday night's friendly.

The local Perth paper poked fun at how flash they had found Chelsea following their visit, citing how they had hired a private jet that cost £335,000 and came with butlers. The owner of Perth Glory, their opponents on Monday, reckons his club is worth around £9m total.

Sarri arrived in Australia with his new squad on Thursday night and scheduled double sessions for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Another will follow on Monday ahead of their friendly on the night.

The WACA's pitch held up for this session at least, and around 6,000 fans filed inside to watch Chelsea. Shirts on stalls were being sold for 120 Australian dollars (£68), and scarves for 30 (£17). 

The names of all 25 squad members, from Ross Barkley to Cesc Fabregas to Morata, had been pinned up on the cricket venue's scoreboard. A nice touch from the locals which took Chelsea by surprise.

At the end of Saturday's session, utterly saturated, Sarri left the pitch pleased with his near two hours of work, exchanging handshakes with staff.

David Luiz had finished training at 7.20pm but thoughtfully stayed to sign autographs and take selfies. He finally made it inside and out of the rain at 7.55pm, sharing a laugh with stewards on his way.

Sarri's message at his unveiling was one of 'fun' – he mentioned the word a total of 11 times during that first press conference at Stamford Bridge.

He means business in Australia but Luiz and Co say they are fully committed to 'Sarri-ball'. Funner times ahead, they hope, and one laden with silverware.

 

Sometimes a team can absorb the ideas of a new manager almost immediately and they start strong without much time where usually they may struggle with performance levels. Bayern instantly clicked under Guardiola for example. There seems to be a bit of indication from the training sessions that we are taking to Sarri's style like a duck to water. Although from footage there is a clear awkwardness to it all, we look much more comfortable then I expected we would at this stage.

7 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

I'm not getting carried away just yet. I still have doubts about his style working as well in the Premier League. This isn't like Italy, Premier League teams aren't going to let you play around with the ball at the back so easily. Those defenders will be hassled non stop, they won't be able to play 5 or 6 passes amongst themselves without the opposition being all over them.

My thoughts exactly, we’ll need to get the hang of it asap.

17 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

I'm not getting carried away just yet. I still have doubts about his style working as well in the Premier League. This isn't like Italy, Premier League teams aren't going to let you play around with the ball at the back so easily. Those defenders will be hassled non stop, they won't be able to play 5 or 6 passes amongst themselves without the opposition being all over them.

But surely your'e not expecting to see the exact same full on Sarri tactics in the premier league week in week out? As you know 75% of our games in this league involve us trying to break down a compact XI, in the majority of those games we will have the ball and the opposition will be back in their half, they won't be interested in playing fancy footy, they just want to keep us out and take the one or two chances that come their way. This is where i think his style will become successful. Our build up play has been slow and relied heavily on Hazard as the chief yard maker, but Sarri will get the ball doing the leg work. 

It's ok to get excited about change, without getting carried away with your expectations.

Fans said the same about Conte when he started too, I am excited because we now have a adventurous manager who is willing to play attacking. We will have some bad game's this season but I am confident second season we will truly shine

Might be a bit slow to start with though expect good things in the second half of the season.

9 hours ago, coco said:

But surely your'e not expecting to see the exact same full on Sarri tactics in the premier league week in week out? As you know 75% of our games in this league involve us trying to break down a compact XI, in the majority of those games we will have the ball and the opposition will be back in their half, they won't be interested in playing fancy footy, they just want to keep us out and take the one or two chances that come their way. This is where i think his style will become successful. Our build up play has been slow and relied heavily on Hazard as the chief yard maker, but Sarri will get the ball doing the leg work. 

It's ok to get excited about change, without getting carried away with your expectations.

I think the biggest change will be pressuring teams high up the pitch and trying to force them to make mistakes when they are unbalanced. Sarri usually sent the striker and a winger or midfielder to pressure first at Napoli, while the others blocked passing options. Under Conte we usually let teams get into our own half before we put them under pressure.

8 minutes ago, comtrend said:

I think the biggest change will be pressuring teams high up the pitch and trying to force them to make mistakes when they are unbalanced. Sarri usually sent the striker and a winger or midfielder to pressure first at Napoli, while the others blocked passing options. Under Conte we usually let teams get into our own half before we put them under pressure.

Good points.

 

5 hours ago, Brutos said:

Fans said the same about Conte when he started too, I am excited because we now have a adventurous manager who is willing to play attacking. We will have some bad game's this season but I am confident second season we will truly shine

Last season we had our worst back to back games in over 20 years, playing with a conservative system. So i'm all for change and a bit of proactive play, you know actually playing with the ball again, no way i ever want to go through what we went though TWICE last season with city, i don't like our Chelsea being embarrassed like that.

 

I think we will be seeing a lit more of this. Should be a fun season

Edited July 23, 20187 yr by Xfaxtor

3 minutes ago, Xfaxtor said:

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/alexclapham/status/1021446110156599296?s=12

I think we will be seeing a lit more of this. Should be a fun season

I must admit it scares me a bit. After we have been closed down a few times I can imagine a few shouts from me ‘Just put your f**king boot in it’. Maybe I’m not the most cultured and it may take a while for this so-called ‘Sarriball’, (hate that term) to sit comfortably with me.

I'm excited for a new chapter of Chelsea football. Hopefully Sarri is given the time he needs to implement his ideas (that I think is going to be the biggest hurdle).

On 22/07/2018 at 14:54, Scott Harris said:

I'm not getting carried away just yet. I still have doubts about his style working as well in the Premier League. This isn't like Italy, Premier League teams aren't going to let you play around with the ball at the back so easily. Those defenders will be hassled non stop, they won't be able to play 5 or 6 passes amongst themselves without the opposition being all over them.

Literally this exact same thing was said 100's of times about Pep but his City team just passed its way to a record breaking title.