Increasing scrutiny at Chelsea does not concern Maurizio Sarri because he believes his time at Napoli left him more under the microscope.
Maurizio Sarri has no qualms over the mounting speculation over his Chelsea position, insisting the pressure on him was even higher during an acclaimed spell at Napoli.
The Blues went down to their joint-heaviest defeat of the Premier League era on Wednesday, slumping to a 4-0 loss at Bournemouth.
A section of travelling supporters at the Vitality Stadium sung, "You don't know what you're doing" when new recruit Gonzalo Higuain was substituted midway through the second-half collapse, while another fan confronted Sarri upon his exit from the stadium after a lengthy dressing-room debrief.
Speaking ahead of Huddersfield Town's trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, the 60-year-old offered a calm and staunch defence of his methods, labelling himself a "dreamer" who would stick to the style of football he honed to widespread admiration while in Naples.
That three-year stint did not yield a major trophy, however, and it has been observed the demands for honours at Chelsea place a different strain upon Sarri.
Perhaps predictably, he does not see it that way.
"I arrived from Naples. Napoli is, for the third time in a row, in the Champions League," he said. "So the level here is really very high, but the old level wasn't so low.
"I think there was more pressure because Naples is the only big city in Italy with only one team. So, in Naples, the pressure from the fans is really a big pressure."
Sarri is looking to improve his squad day by day in training but has admitted that a congested fixture schedule is making that goal difficult.
"It's very difficult to have training here [in England]. You start to play every three days in August. In five months, we have only one week without a match in the week," said Sarri.
"So it's very difficult to improve single players and the team. We are trying to change something but we have little time.
"Now we are working on the last 30 metres [the attack], but the time is very little."
lukzlat910
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When the lion leaves Chelsea then you'll know that it's time for you to go....
moore8
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If Sarri thinks that there’s more pressure at Napoli than Chelsea then his in a wrong place with the wrong bosses,Abramovich can’t handle the fact that his club is losing and going out of the top 4
konbdklop
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for a banker goals mean to the bottom line in a balance sheet and not a ball at the back of the opposite net. give sarri, the banker, a break.
Abbawaziri
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Chelsea and Napoli are two different teams. Chelsea is a big club where you will be given money to spend in the market and try bringing your own players to ensure success at the club while Napoli is an average club with ambitions that they will do anything to bring success to their football club without spending lots of money in the market. I think Sarri should get that straight.
jaydlnpz
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What has Chelsea done to deserve this..we have the best left winger and the best cdm, but we play like an average team. And what the hell does sarri think he's saying, more pressure at Napoli than Chelsea?? Dude you're managing one of the biggest clubs in world football, with some of the best players in the world expectations here are higher than at napoli.
SharkV
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It's not only about different style of plays at England and Italy, it is also the tight schedule of EPL and it is so tough for any manger and player to adopt to changes and develop in short intervals.
tropicalda
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Hoping to see the likes of Loftus-Cheek, Christensen, Emerson &Hudson-Odoi in the starting lineup to face Huddersfield. It was a disastrous defeat against Bournemouth midweek and hopefully Sarri will tweak the starting 11 to merit players who deserve to play.... those who actually have the mentality to perform as it has heen ingrained to them
Marimc
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he is saying that he ain't under di microscope You have The Best CDM player in the world One of the best LW player A Courtois upgrade In the best league in the world Coaching one of the biggest club in Europe And ur saying Napoli placed u under more scrutiny SARRI-BOY U under a MEGAMICROSCOPE
peyadilmz
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i think sarri smokes too much these days
davyquan
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who knows Chelsea don't like losing only like being on winning track but in football you can win and lose otherwise you get sacked there at Stanford's bridge
chidesco1
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Sarri isn't yet aware of what Roman Abrahimovic is capable of. He feels he isn't under pressure, until one morning he wakes up to the news of his sacking. Abrahimovic doesn't have the word patience in his dictionary