Chelsea have been in top pursuit winning two games out of two. Now they face Newcastle in their home ground this weekend. The new philosophy of Sarri seems to be working for Chelsea and have been adopted effortlessly by the players. The team seems comfortable playing under new Manager and are contented with his approach. But with good often comes a ladder to be climbed, Sarri got one headache to overcome. Sarri will have a tough decision to make and choose his best XI.
A call on Barkley or Kovacic?
Will it be Ross Barkley playing for Chelsea or the loanee from Real Madrid and Croatian midfielder Kovacic get his first start for the Blues. Ross Barkley has been starring in the previous matches and is likely to feature in the playing XI. But, the Croatian performed fine in a short span against Arsenal and may start the game for Chelsea against the Magpies.
The trio to create wonder in the game on Sunday will be Kante-Jorginho-Barkley or will the loanee get a chance in place of Barkley. Sarri has not only a good decision but also a tough one to make.
Will Hazard start the match?
Sarri will also have to keep in mind the fact that the Blues have just won one match in their last 7 visits to the St James’ Park. The performance of Chelsea in St James’ Park has been substandard according to the kind of team they are; a champion side. The team with world-class forwards will have to show their class this time.
Eden Hazard the star of Chelsea who has won many matches for them will be a tough call for Sarri. Whether to give him a start or not? Considering the amount of practice he has had; no he should not be played full time. But keeping in mind the stats, Chelsea will need the star to play full match for them.
If Hazard starts, who will be on the bench?
Even if Sarri takes the decision to play the Belgian international, who will he exclude from the team?
Willian or Pedro? Both have played a professional game in the two games and have been performing well. They had an impressive start to their campaign and it would be very unlucky for any one of them to miss the game against Newcastle.
