The manager says the midfielder should leave the club in search of playing time and even turned down the chance to depart in August
Maurizio Sarri says that Danny Drinkwater has been excluded from the team beacuse his "not adaptable" and does not suit the manager's philosophies.
And Sarri says that there were no plans to integrate him to the midfield headlined by Jorginho and N'Golo Kante even before the recent incident.
"He knows very well, he has never played because in my opinion he is not suited to my system and my way of playing," Sarri said.
"I told him everything in August, he appreciated but decided to remain and so he knew very well the situation.
"He’s not adaptable, that is my opinion. My opinion is important for me. Kante can play with two midfielders because he is a world champion. With the three he is better on the centre right or left because I want a technical player.
"Jorginho against Brighton played 161 balls, for our way of football it’s important to have a centre midfielder that is technical and fast with the mind.
"Kante is wonderful for something different but not playing one touch."
Sarri previously stated that Drinkwater was free to leave the club as he would not be part of his plans, and that offer still stands for the midfielder.
The manager says Drinkwater still trains with the team, but Sarri says its still important for Drinkwater to find a new club sooner rather than later.
"I spoke with him in August when the market was open. I said to him to look for something different because in my opinion he doesn’t play. I said to him the reasons, my reasons, but he decided to stay," Sarri said.
"I have a very good relationship with him because in my opinion he is a good boy, a good player but he is not suitable for me."
He added: "I cannot do anything. A player usually just wants to play. I cannot do anything."
mendertz
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let u n ur nonsense philosophy b there drinkwater is fully aware that u are not going to be in charge next year that's why he's awaiting.
correct
mendertz
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Chelsea fans, my fellow mates are so awesome
I disagree with you, sarri will send us to relegation if not sacked. Klopp and city boss never washed their mouth too wide the way sarri does with his players neither do they have favourite son the way sarri does with jorgingho.
mendertz
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This man called Sarri is a Clap....But Sarri yhu forgotten that yhuuuuu re talking about a player who has won A league title with Leicesterfc with an Italian coach like yhu,a guy deemed so exceptional..Now Drinkwater is not suitable with ur negative pertain of football... I knew it the first day yhu were announced as Chelsea manage that yhuuuuu just come to mess and destroy This Beautiful Club....#Ur sack Letter is Ready... okay😂😂😂😤Next season,with another quality manager,Drinkwater will bounce back stronger than what yhuuuuu think😷😷A patient dog eats tha fattest bone🙌🙋🙌🙋
sarri condemned all the good players, sent them away bc he already had a mind set before coming to Chelsea. he is not a good coach, too bad for Chelsea. Drinkwater pls stay bc sarri will leave very soon and you can show case your talents.
Handsome Mike
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Drink water is still there because he knows Sarri won't last long..
Morgan2020
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I thought Drinks would be more passionate about wanting to play and request to leave but it seems like he values that 120k a week more than his playing time
jorginho is not useless
Hàzard_7
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Drinkwater is 100 times better than your son Jorginho
Not even 1 times better
TurtleWiFi
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Not adaptable Just play him in a match already.
jaybloss
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This man called Sarri is a Clap....But Sarri yhu forgotten that yhuuuuu re talking about a player who has won A league title with Leicesterfc with an Italian coach like yhu,a guy deemed so exceptional..Now Drinkwater is not suitable with ur negative pertain of football... I knew it the first day yhu were announced as Chelsea manage that yhuuuuu just come to mess and destroy This Beautiful Club....#Ur sack Letter is Ready... okay😂😂😂😤Next season,with another quality manager,Drinkwater will bounce back stronger than what yhuuuuu think😷😷A patient dog eats tha fattest bone🙌🙋🙌🙋
can't you guys read? he never said he is a bad player. He's just not technical enough for him. Drinkwater is a mediocre purchase right from the start. The joke is definitely on the board buying him for 35 million pounds.
haucemnpy
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Chelsea fans, my fellow mates are so awesome
This one wants us to be relegated, before he sees Sarri ball is our problem.
pangeiko
1
Sarri how can you say Drinkwater does not suit in your sarriball way of play if you have not given him a chance to prove himself on the pitch. plus you are even discouraging the player by saying such nonsense on media. Drinkwater is way far better than Jorghino. Please don't bring your funny Italy manners to our club
Hiailmopr
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Chelsea fans, my fellow mates are so awesome
You're talking about Liverpool and Manchester City, ever since those managers you mentioned came have they ever dropped to fifth place at the end of the league table???
Kaaelmrtu
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this sarri is useless coach maan,drink water is better then jorginho,,sarri stop think to sell Drinkwater,you're fool of u,, you must leave leave Drinkwater pls,sell that mother fucker jorginho pls
jokabdsyz
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Then why can't I sell him,than waisting his time
Africa9400298
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This man called Sarri is a Clap....But Sarri yhu forgotten that yhuuuuu re talking about a player who has won A league title with Leicesterfc with an Italian coach like yhu,a guy deemed so exceptional..Now Drinkwater is not suitable with ur negative pertain of football... I knew it the first day yhu were announced as Chelsea manage that yhuuuuu just come to mess and destroy This Beautiful Club....#Ur sack Letter is Ready... okay😂😂😂😤Next season,with another quality manager,Drinkwater will bounce back stronger than what yhuuuuu think😷😷A patient dog eats tha fattest bone🙌🙋🙌🙋
vibaipst
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I hate Sarri
JohnOtengo
3
I have always known managers to help players to be the best, but for some reason sarri isn't helping his players. He's picking a player on the media and discouraging him. I can't believe this! In my opinion, sarri isn't a football manager and should be released to go look for his right job.
gentlesoulnw
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Drinkwater is 100 times better than your son Jorginho
yebciopt
2
You and your son Jorginho should leave find another club..not Drinkwater... Drinkwater is better than Jorginho...
Ouzii
2
Drinkwater is better than that useless Jorginho
tataceios
1
I thought Drinks would be more passionate about wanting to play and request to leave but it seems like he values that 120k a week more than his playing time
Godday22
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drinking water I knows then was a very great player but why now...this sarrimo ball is getting at of hand....saying drnki watr is not suitable with your kid of football,gaining possession without scoring you called that you football, I am ashamed of you #sarri
Wangnao_Wangnaolim
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Chelsea fans, my fellow mates are so awesome
Mewaeklsy
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I don't understand how Sarri work. I mean he never even tried to give Drinkwater in PL games yet he's busy talking about how he's not suitable to his style, nonsense
He doesn't need to give him a trial in the Premier League in order to get his judgements right... For Sarri to have said that, he definitely must have assessed Drinkwater in training which in turn gave him the biggest clues he needed about Drinkwater...
Fopbcdlosy
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Drinkwater stay sarri must go kmt
dennisachafu
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Wow, Sarri's statement was too harsh on his own player. This is why I said that Sarri is not a good leader.You can't come and criticize your own player in public and devalue his transfer market. Conte told Costa to look for clubs and Chelsea board were not happy because his statement made Chelsea to loose some pounds in the transfer market.Now, Sarri has told Drinkwater that he doesn't suit his system and should look for a club in public forgotten that Chelsea paid £35m for him. If there are players I can take out in Chelsea team, they are Joginho and Higuine. Joginho's style doesn't suit premier league and Higuine has lost his goal-scoring instincts. Sarri is lucky now that some individual players like Hazard and Kante are helping him to win matches. I don't see any tactical attribute in Joginho that is helping chelsea to win match. He lacks physicality,sharpness and passing vision. Sooner or later, Sarri will be a story in Chelsea.
Kesabiopy
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I don't understand how Sarri work. I mean he never even tried to give Drinkwater in PL games yet he's busy talking about how he's not suitable to his style, nonsense
cedcelotuz
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that's harsh from Sarri
Vaycdeiuz
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why picking at joginho who has not done anything, the guy is a great player that was why gadiola wanted to buy him
Heulen
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Sarri should leave the club soon after the season is over
Pimp1926
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they should sell this guy
They should sell the manager
Pmehin26
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let u n ur nonsense philosophy b there drinkwater is fully aware that u are not going to be in charge next year that's why he's awaiting.
sayantanpatra
2
Chelsea has just destroyed Drinkwater's talent..... and just gave him to drink water... 😁😁
coeeist
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The reason why drinkwater refused to leave and is still on friendly terms with the club and team mates is because he intends to outlive Sarri at chelsea , all he has to do is sit tight and wait for the next manager , he won't have to wait long
Virtuoso7
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. . Danny drinkwater won the premier league as the main midfielder along with kante. what has joginho achieved with his so-called technicality. Sarri is really senseless with his philosophy. Why can't the smoker give danny a chance to prove himself. Is he just being wicked to this poor good guy? Danny will go to another club and comeback to hunt sarri and chelsea with a master class display at the midfield.
There's no point hankering over this.This is the way of all coaches.Sarri hasn't said or done anything new.Coaches have clear philosophies of play and also the kind of players to drive those philosophies.When Guardiola took up the Barcelona job,he found Ibrahimovic and Ronaldinho,as exceptional as they were,unsuitable for his system.
duablmsz
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Drinkwater is waiting for Sarri ,like so many of us, to be sacked.For me I don't know Mauricio's definition of a technical player.Back passes and square passes of a total 1 million touches doesn't command my respect, especially if such passes does not result to a positive result.What does it profits to make a trillion passes and loss a match
the guy should leave. he doesn't fit his philosophy
dotacdopsu
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. . Danny drinkwater won the premier league as the main midfielder along with kante. what has joginho achieved with his so-called technicality. Sarri is really senseless with his philosophy. Why can't the smoker give danny a chance to prove himself. Is he just being wicked to this poor good guy? Danny will go to another club and comeback to hunt sarri and chelsea with a master class display at the midfield.
duablmsz
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they should sell this guy
kennyblue
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the manager is very straightforward on what he intends doing, so drinkwater for me should leave Chelsea soon or his career will be in danger, I believe the reason Abramovic signed sarri was to play the way he is doing right now, so by next season he will improve the squad so to do it better. so for those of u waiting for sarri to be sacked are still wasting their precious time.
Ftballdevil
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I never saw this man playing after sarri took chelsea
Viktormk
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we should sell him he is just wasting his time here
Electrons18
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Sari has many errors, let's him go n coach Jorghino, Jorghino girlfriend, kids, etc ...he is so obsessive to an average player without any medal. Drink water is a good guy, better than Jorghino in many qualities
pewbknostu
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Drinkwater is waiting for Sarri ,like so many of us, to be sacked.For me I don't know Mauricio's definition of a technical player.Back passes and square passes of a total 1 million touches doesn't command my respect, especially if such passes does not result to a positive result.What does it profits to make a trillion passes and loss a match
Maurizio's idea of football doesn't actually require to command your respect, for it's irrelevant. Danny Drinkwater should never have been singed by Chelsea because he's not good enough. He won't be suitable for any team that doesn't play with long balls as Leicester used to do in their title winning season. He's good at long balls but that's all he's good at.
cewelmu
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Sarri will never try anyone in the midfield that belongs to Jorginho. He won't find any other 'technical player'. someone please remind me what is a technical player? Who was the technical player in the midfield of the French World cup winning team? Sarri please win something apart from your technical team and players. #saveChelseafromdoom
Vokbcdrsu
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maybe you should switch him to Right Wing Back n see how he copy
wedbempry
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Drinkwater is waiting for Sarri ,like so many of us, to be sacked.For me I don't know Mauricio's definition of a technical player.Back passes and square passes of a total 1 million touches doesn't command my respect, especially if such passes does not result to a positive result.What does it profits to make a trillion passes and loss a match
PembBhutia
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i still kno that he atleast scored in one match for chelsea danny leave the club and so sarri that he is not suited for everyone....
Azim_YNWA
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Maybe he can try.... Who knows he maybe show a class form.... Rather than hope on first eleven..... First eleven Chelsea also need rest they have europa league and spot for ucl to focus
saodeikru
2
Sarri should be sacked because he is not adaptable and his coaching style does not suit Abramovic philosophy...
softgid
2
Hard luck. Some managers will make you while some will break you.
BishalTimsina
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Plzzz add him when u win something and In the late night party some drinkwine😂😂😂he is best on it