Kante criticised by Sarri for trying to 'solve the match' against Tottenham

"Dortmund also know that it's gonna be very, very hard to keep him if he doesn't want to renew his contract".

Olivier Giroud, Kante's teammate for club and country, has no doubt that his fellow World Cup victor will get on Sarri's wavelength sooner rather than later.

More than the scoreline it was the manner of the defeat that raised eyebrows as Chelsea were by far second best in what was a thrilling display by Tottenham. We played without determination in such an important match. A problem to be immediately ready at 100 per cent.

After two games without a win Chelsea will be keen to play their way back into form, and I expect Sarri to pick a strong enough side to win this with room to spare.

Sarri was asked about Kante and whether he could play alongside Jorginho in the heart of the Blues midfield. For me the centre midfielder is Jorginho or [Cesc] Fabregas.

"I talked to them player by player, a meeting of five to 10 minutes with the individuals", said Sarri, who will rest Eden Hazard against PAOK after the Belgian suffered an ankle injury at the weekend.

In Sarri's system, it would not be unfair to say everything goes through the 26-year old midfielder who sits in the base of midfield controlling the tempo of the game.

That appears to be limiting the effectiveness of Kante, while rival teams are beginning to target and stifle Jorginho because he is so influential to Chelsea's style of play. So, maybe, it can be true. And I think this one is not one of the best characteristics of Kante.

PAOK would be eliminated should they lost at Stamford Bridge and Vidi beat BATE Borisov, with the three points seeing the Hungarian side through to the last 32.

Hazard is out with an ankle injury sustained against Spurs, but should be back to face Fulham.

As much as it appears to be a mere consolation, his goal against the North London club is definitely sounding a warning to Morata - sit up and regain his form as soon as possible or you lose your place in the team - and a message to Sarri - don't look elsewhere, I'm Morata's ideal replacement. "He will need another week of training and a couple of matches to be in the best physical condition". Then we will see. I had a meeting of ten minutes individual meetings.

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