He made this known when asked if he craved a cigarette during the course of Chelse’s 3-2 win over Arsenal, especially in the second half when Chelsea struggled.
Sarri told reporters: “No I needed half-time and the first half to end, not a cigarette,”
“I am going to stop for just one or two years then I will start again.
“Inside there were 15 minutes that were horrible. We lost ground, we were not able to press, we were not able to defend, we were really in trouble. I think in the second half, we did very well from our mental point of view.
“It was really very hard to answer about the last part of the first half. I prefer to speak about the other 75 minutes, it is better. I remember better the good things instead of the worst.”
Sarri is said to be struggling with Uk laws banning smoking in a variety of venues including in football stadiums.
He was very well known at his former club, Napoli for his smoking habit.
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