Maurizio Sarri does not doubt the quality of his team.

The Chelsea manager was unhappy with his players after a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal.

He questioned their mentality and felt it was a reason they had lost big games in recent months.

But Sarri wanted to change the mood after that defeat, now preferring to speak about the quality of the players at his disposal.

The Blues face a critical Carabao Cup semi final second leg game against Tottenham, as they are 1-0 down from the first leg.

"When I came here I realised the group has a huge amount of potential, there is no doubt about that whatsoever, so I certainly don't think it would be correct to talk about me being disappointed with what I found when I arrived," Sarri said to the club's official website.

"I knew the team was coming off the back of a pretty disappointing season and over the last couple of years, they have lost a couple of really important what I could call points of reference for the club. Certainly, I think the team has a lot of potential and that's what I need to work on."