Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri was reportedly spotted firing tactical instructions at Ruben Loftus-Cheek from the sidelines in today’s Europa League clash against BATE Borisov.
The Blues raced into a 2-0 lead after just eight minutes played at Stamford Bridge this evening, with Loftus-Cheek scoring both of the club’s goals with a hugely impressive quickfire double.
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However, ESPN’s Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey claims Sarri was still not entirely happy with the England international as he singled him out for some special tactical orders shortly after his goals.
Loftus-Cheek may have scored twice but Sarri isn't super happy with him tactically. Giving him a fair bit of of individual instruction from the sidelines #cfc
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) October 25, 2018
This has been Sarri & Loftus-Cheek at virtually every break in play this half #cfc pic.twitter.com/9PvELTzAOF
— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) October 25, 2018
It’s fair to say it seems the Italian tactician has his reservations about Loftus-Cheek, who has barely featured for CFC this season since his return from an impressive loan at Crystal Palace.
The 22-year-old’s form earned him a call-up to England’s World Cup squad in the summer, but he’ll have to do a lot more to impress the incredibly demanding Sarri, who has handed him a rare start tonight but who is clearly not entirely satisfied with the player – even with two goals on the board.