Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri wanted nothing more than a smoke after his team’s dramatic 3-2 win over Arsenal on Saturday.
In a devastating start to Sarri’s first game at Stamford Bridge, his Blues pinned Arsenal in their own half and raced into a 2-0 lead within 20 minutes thanks to goals from Spain duo Pedro and Alvaro Morata.
But then the Italian, who smokes 80 entjies a day, felt the cravings during a “horrible” 15 minutes when the Gunners forced their way back into the London derby.
Arsenal shook off the shellshock of the early blitz as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi scored in the 37th and 41st minutes and the Gunners wasted several chances to go into the break ahead.
Chelsea clinched the win when Marcos Alonso became their third Spaniard to score, converting a cross from substitute Eden Hazard who came on as a substitute in the 81st minute.
Of the stage of the game when things got gerook on the pitch, boss Sarri says: “The 15 minutes at the end of the first half was horrible.
"I enjoyed the match for 75 minutes, not in the other 15. In the other 15 it was better to smoke, I think.”
Arsenal coach Unai Emery said he took positives from the defeat – his second in first two games of the start of his maiden season in charge of the Emirates Stadium side.
He says: “I think we need to give the players calm and to continue working.
“For me there were many things positive in the first match against Manchester City.
“And then today I think the team competed well, had chances in the match, and also the young players are playing each match and they are growing up with us.”