Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger said his team must get "something dirty back in our game" ahead of the Blues' Premier League clash with Manchester City on Sunday.
Manager Maurizio Sarri has questioned whether he is able to motivate his team this season, but Rudiger said the players need to toughen up ahead of their trip to the Etihad Stadium in an interview with Kicker (h/t ESPN FC's Liam Twomey).
"He [Sarri] is a very emotional coach," he said. "But you can't put everything down to motivation. We have been there when it mattered.