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Alex Richards

Maurizio Sarri sends message to Chelsea fans after sack calls during Cardiff win

Maurizio Sarri admits he was disappointed to hear Chelsea supporters calling for his head during the 2-1 win over Cardiff City.

The Blues looked doomed to defeat in south Wales after a disappointing display, with Victor Camarasa's goal for the Bluebirds early in the second half looking set to be the winner.

But a controversial late effort from Cesar Azpilicueta and an injury-time strike from Ruben Loftus-Cheek handed Chelsea three points.

Those strikes came after a section of the visiting support had vocally called for Sarri - still believed to be under pressure at Stamford Bridge - to be sacked.

Blues fans turned on the Italian with chants of 'you don't know what you are doing' before declaring 'we want Sarri out'.

The Italian isn't popular with Chelsea fans (2019 Getty Images)

"I don’t want to answer because I can understand very well," said Sarri when asked about the chants. "I have been on the pitch for the last 45 years.

"I was really disappointed for my players because they were fighting.

"Maybe it was better to wait until the end of the match. I can understand. Unfortunately I am getting used to this.

"I need to work in order to change their opinion."

For long periods, Sarri's men looked set to lose (2019 Getty Images)

Neil Warnock's furious reaction to Cardiff's controversial defeat to Chelsea

Asked whether he believes he can change the opinions of a section of the Blues’ support, Sarri continued: "I don’t know. I think we only need to win matches.

"If you win then the fans will be happy. We need to be better and you need to win matches like this."

And Sarri insists he will not resign.

"No, no. I want to stay here.

"When I arrived here the team in the table were 30 points behind City, fifth and I want to stay here and improve the results. It wasn’t easy work.

"There is a difference between City, Liverpool and us. We are fighting and trying, we have to work very well."

Chelsea's Ruben Loftus-Cheek celebrates the winner (Action Images via Reuters)

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Sarri’s men came from behind to win in the Welsh capital, with Loftus-Cheek’s injury time winner completing their comeback.

The Italian did believe his side deserved to win however.

"We were lucky because in the first half we didn’t play very well,” he continued. "In the last period we conceded a goal similar to Everton .

"Today we were able to react better.

"At the end I think that we deserved to win."

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