Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points from the FA Community Shield match

#3 Sarri’s philosophy might take time to flourish at Chelsea

Sarri did not have the best start to his Chelsea managerial career

Every new coach needs time to instill his playing style and philosophy into his squad. Pep Guardiola got a year where Manchester City won nothing and it has done wonders for them. Sarri might require some time to convert Conte’s team to Maurizio Sarri’s team and it is understandable.

Given the competitive nature of the Premier League, instant results are a thing of the past. David Luiz, accustomed to Conte's back three, looks uncomfortable as a part of a back two and City exposed him quite often.

There was a lack of pressing off the ball, which is an intricate part of Sarri’s philosophy, in the Chelsea midfield and Sarri will be looking at Kante to solve that issue.

Morata contributed almost nothing to the game and his form remains a concern, but Chelsea does have Giroud coming back as a World Champion.

Even without many of his first eleven, Sarri took on Guardiola in his own game. City had 53% possession and attempted 586 passes with 89% accuracy.

Chelsea, even with less possession, attempted 525 passes with 87% accuracy. This should give hopes to Chelsea fans even in defeat.

Once Sarri has his full squad at his disposal, Chelsea will definitely be better, but it shall take time.