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Jorginho: Being called Sarri's son made me so angry

The 29-year-old said he was fuelled by his critics, who had charged he was only in Chelsea's team due to his relationship with the coach

Jorginho has opened up on some of the criticism he received early in his Chelsea career, revealing that being called "Sarri's son" made him "so angry."

Maurizio Sarri brought Jorginho with him from Napoli after he was named Chelsea manager, hoping the Italy international could run his midfield in London as he had in Naples.

After some early struggles in London, Jorginho had to deal with talk that he was only in the lineup because of his relationship with his head coach.