Chelsea defence, not Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata, is major issue - Maurizio Sarri

Maurizio Sarri admitted Ruben Loftus-Cheek isn't a Chelsea regular in midfield due to tactical problems. Chelsea's Maurizio Sarri joked about the dilemma he has in picking his best starting 11 and hinted he may start Ross Barkley and Ruben Loftus-Cheek together in the future. LONDON -- Maurizio Sarri backed Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud to provide goals for Chelsea and reiterated that defence, not attack, is the area of his team that is concerning him most this season. Giroud once again failed to find the net as Ruben Loftus-Cheek's first senior hat trick from midfield secured a convincing 3-1 win for Chelsea over BATE Borisov in the Europa League on Thursday. The Frenchman has yet to score this season and Morata has just two goals in all competitions, and many have...

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