Sarri faces Kante conundrum before Man City descend on the Bridge


  • Football
  • Saturday, 08 Dec 2018

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Group Stage - Group L - BATE Borisov v Chelsea - Borisov Arena, Barysaw, Belarus - November 8, 2018 Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri gestures REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - When Maurizio Sarri made a flying start at Chelsea, few dared to question his choice to shunt N'Golo Kante further forward and trust his former Napoli player Jorginho as the side's deep-lying midfielder.

Yet defeats over the past two weeks by Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers heading into Saturday's home clash against a free-scoring and undefeated Manchester City side have brought out the revisionists.

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