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		</div><p>Maurizio Sarri hopes Chelsea have overcome their motivational issues after advancing to the Carabao Cup final at the expense of Tottenham.</p>
<p>Sarri criticized his players’ poor performance at Arsenal and singled out Eden Hazard as “not a leader” on the eve of the semi-final second leg with Spurs at Stamford Bridge.</p>
<p>Chelsea overturned a first-leg deficit as N’Golo Kante and Hazard struck in the first half, but Fernando Llorente’s header forced penalties, with the tie ending 2-2 on aggregate.</p>
<p>Eric Dier fired over and Lucas Moura’s effort was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga, before David Luiz kept his composure in a 4-2 shootout success as the Chelsea players answered Sarri’s public rebuke with a fine performance to set up a February 24 final with Manchester City.</p>
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<p><em>“I think the last three, four matches we had a problem,”</em> Sarri said.</p>
<p><em>“The problem was the motivation. The other problem was the players stopped to have fun on the pitch.</em></p>
<p><em>“Now, with the performance, with the result, we can find again enthusiasm. So it’s very important.</em></p>
<p><em>“The reaction was really very good, but I think we need to have motivation with continuity now.”</em></p>
<p>Hazard shrugged off Sarri’s pre-match critique, which saw his team ethic questioned.</p>
<p>Hazard told Sky Sports: <em>“To be fair I don’t care – I just play my football and it doesn’t matter what the manager says.</em></p>
<p><em>“I’m always focused on this team and I just want to do my best for this team.”</em></p>
<p>Sarri enjoyed the “fun” performance of Hazard, who relished being freed from the ‘false nine’ role he had occupied of late.</p>
<p>Sarri downplayed the impact of Hazard’s positional switch, saying: <em>“We played with another mind, with another motivation, with another determination and so I think these qualities are more important than the position.”</em></p>
<p>Sarri has the chance of a first trophy of his managerial career, but Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino’s wait for silverware goes on.</p>
<p>Pochettino took pride in a performance which came in the absence of injured duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli, and Son Heung-min, who is on international duty with South Korea.</p>
<p><em>“I’m proud of my players. I told the players that the way we came back after the first half, it was one of the best games we played,”</em> Pochettino said.</p>
<p>Dier scored the decisive penalty for England in the World Cup last-16 shootout with Colombia.</p>
<p>Pochettino said: <em>“Anyone can miss who takes the responsibility to shoot. For me, it’s not a problem.”</em></p>
<p>Left-back Ben Davies went off with a minor groin problem, Pochettino added.</p>
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