Maurizio Sarri aims for consistency after Malmo win

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Following a 2-1 win over Malmo in the Europa League, Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was frustrated with missed chances but hopes this win can help the Blues find consistency. 

Sarri said: “I am happy because we played in a good level of confidence. It wasn’t easy after the last match. We moved inside our box, we played very well. We risked only on set pieces. We could score more I think, but we conceded a goal on a mistake. The level of application was good, we made a material mistake.

“I think we could win better. We had three or four goal opportunities. We could kill the match. It wasn’t easy to have this confidence.”

The Chelsea boss also praised the atmosphere at the Swedbank Stadion and compared it to scenes in Italy. He said: “The atmosphere was like a little Naples, they are usually 50,000, it was wonderful. They are a physical team, you have to gain the qualification. We have to play and they are very compact. They didn’t surprise us, I knew them well. I saw their Europa League matches and in their pre-season.”

The 60-year-old finished off by expressing a need for consistency. He said: “Today we played our football. We need to move the ball more forward and back. In the last period we had a problem about up and down, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, we needed to have continuity and consistency.

“We need to have the right application. If you have a bad mental application in England you can lose three or four matches. We need to have consistency. It is not easy, but we have to try.”