Chelsea led 2-0 after 20 minutes through goals from Pedro and Alvaro Morata before Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi drew the Gunners level before half-time
Chelsea's Pedro is ecstatic after his goal against Arsenal. Pic/AFP
Maurizio Sarri was craving a cigarette as Chelsea relinquished a two-goal lead before securing a late 3-2 victory over Arsenal on Sunday night. Chelsea led 2-0 after 20 minutes through goals from Pedro and Alvaro Morata before Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi drew the Gunners level before half-time.
And Sarri, 59, was grateful for the impact of Eden Hazard as the Belgium playmaker — linked with a summer move to Real Madrid — set up Marcos Alonso's winning strike nine minutes from time. Sarri, a heavy smoker unable to satisfy his habit on the touchline due to the smoking ban, said: "I enjoyed the match for 75 minutes, not in the other 15. In the other 15 it was better to smoke. It was a wonderful match for everybody."
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Maurizio Sarri
Sarri wants the same level of performance as in the opening quarter against Arsenal for a full game. He added: "We have to improve. We did really very well in the first 25 minutes today. We need to press and press in the other half, otherwise for us it may be a problem. We are not able to move the ball like in the first 25 minutes when we are in trouble in the defensive phase. We have to improve and I hope to be able to play 90 minutes like we played the first 25 in two months."
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