Chelsea defender, Malang Sarr who spent last season on loan at Porto is back at Chelsea with the sole aim of securing a spot in the team to help Chelsea compete for titles.
The 22-year-old made 19 appearances for Porto last season during his 7-month loan spell with the Dragao. Even though Sarr wasn’t given as much playing time at Porto as he would have wanted, he admitted that he gained experience.
He also admitted that those periods he wasn’t playing made him learn a lot about himself both physically and mentally.
During those periods, he had his elder brother with him and a former Porto legend who is now a Chelsea loan player technical coach, Paulo Ferreira, who offered him some guidance.
‘He was really kind with me, he was talking to me almost every day, trying to get news, asking for feedback, checking everything was going well,’ said Sarr.
‘I felt really good at Porto and the main reason was because of him. He was taking care of me. He gave me some little tricks with the language as well!’
The Frenchman was also part of Porto’s Champions League squad against Juventus, he came on for Porto in the second half of the extra added thirty minutes in Turin. It was the second-leg Champions League game against Juventus which they managed to hold Ronaldo and co, preventing them from scoring another away goal. Speaking about the game against Juventus, Sarr said:
‘That game was unbelievable, with a lot of ups and downs’.
‘I came in after the red card. I knew it would be tough, for sure, but playing 10 against 11, it was even harder. When I saw that happen, the team acted differently. We stepped up and played like we were 11 on the pitch. Everyone was giving everything, and to catch that feeling was really great.
‘To finish the game like this, the last-minute goal, against Juventus…wow. That is the game you want to play, 10 against 11, with all the difficulties and things not going your way, that was really the game. We fought against adversity.’
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Malang Sarr also represents his country at the under-21 level. He was also able to visit his home country, Senegal and pay a visit to his extended family in Senegal for the first time since the global pandemic.
Since then, he has returned to work at Cobham training centre under the guidance of Thomas Tuchel.
‘It’s a pleasure to be here, starting to work, we are working very hard and very well so I’m happy. I have enjoyed being here.
‘I have spoken a little bit with the manager, he knows I speak French so we have been talking. I have a good feeling here; everybody is very good with me. I can feel everybody is ambitious here.
‘They want to work and they really want us to give the best every day, and that’s a good thing because that’s how I see things. I really want to work hard every day and try to improve in every aspect.
‘I hope to join the team and help the team to the top. They finished the season as Kings of Europe. I’m here to help and to let the team stay at the highest level, trying to bring all the good energy and my work to the team. I know the club is ambitious and I am ambitious as well, so it’s a perfect match.’
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