“He needs, I think, to improve a little more from the tactical point of view, but it’s natural,” the Italian said.
“In the national team he usually plays with the two midfielders.
“Last season, sometimes with two midfielders and sometimes with three but in the same position. So I think it’s normal he needs to improve.
“Today, better [positioning], I think. When the ball was on the other side of the pitch, better.
Kante grabbed an assists as Chelsea beat Fulham 2-0 (Image: GETTY)
Pedro opened the scoring at Stamford Bridge (Image: GETTY)
“I remember only one mistake in the first half. With the ball on the other side, he has to stay very close to Jorginho.
“Otherwise it’s a big problem for us.
“Jorginho can cut out passes from the opposition, but he’s not very strong at closing the open spaces.”
Sarri went on to praise Loftus-Cheek for making an immediate impact after coming off the bench.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored Chelsea's second (Image: GETTY)
“In the last three weeks, he's solved me problems,” he added.
“I was really very happy after the last match in the Europa League because I think he played the best performance from the tactical point of view.
“I was really very happy. Today I saw [Mateo] Kovacic a bit tired, so I put him on the pitch without problems. I was sure about his impact in the match.”