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Chelsea boss Sarri happy with Jorginho performance for Inter Milan win

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was pleased with Jorginho's performance for their draw with Inter Milan.

The Blues won the International Champions Cup tie on penalties.

Sarri described former Napoli man Jorginho as a "wonderful player".

"For Jorginho, this is a normal match," said the boss. "He has technical ability but Jorginho also has a great mental speed, too. So for this way of football, I think Jorginho is a wonderful player.

"All over the pitch though we move the ball very quickly and we moved it well tonight, but not at the right speed. You have to move the ball at a great speed on the floor. Otherwise we risk to play for 90 minutes with 75 per cent ball possession but without scoring. That's what we need to improve on."

On the performance, Sarri added: "So far I am satisfied. I am of course waiting for the other players from the World Cup to return, but the players gave me total availability.

"I am satisfied and I saw in the match some things that we have tried in the training sessions. So far, so good!"

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