
A furious Maurizio Sarri declared war on his Chelsea squad following their disappointing 2-0 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday night.
Chelsea saw plenty of the ball at the Emirates but lacked a cutting edge - with Eden Hazard once again playing a false nine role - as goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny dented Sarri's Premier League top four ambitions.
The Blues' struggles up front could be solved in the January transfer window, with Gonzalo Higuain expected to sign on loan for the rest of the season,
However, Sarri - who declared himself "very angry" during an extraordinary post-match press conference delivered in Italian via an interpreter - believes that it will take more than just Higuain to solve the club's problems, as any new arrivals "... will have difficulties with the mentality of today". Ouch.
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