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Chelsea boss Sarri: I never attacked my players after Bournemouth thrashing

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri insists there were no raised voices after defeat at Bournemouth.

After the defeat, Sarri locked his players in the dressing room for almost an hour as he tried to get his message across to his squad.

He then chose to skip the team bus ride back to London.

But Sarri insists, "I didn't attack the players, I talked to them because I needed to understand.

"Then I went home immediately because I wanted to review the match, there wasn't another reason."

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