Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has labelled questions over his future at the club 'offensive' after they crashed out of the Champions League against Lyon.
Despite claiming a 2-1 victory in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie, the Serie A side were knocked out by Lyon on away goals, following a 1-0 victory for the Ligue 1 outfit in the first match.
Speculation has since grown concerning Sarri's future as Juventus, with some reports suggesting the club have approached former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The Italian did not remain quiet as murmurs spread after the full-time whistle as he insisted the Champions League disappointment will not lead to him losing his job.
'I don't think directors of a top level club will make a decision based on one match,' Sarri said to Sky.
'They are going to evaluate the whole season. I find this kind of question offensive, but not towards me, it's offensive towards the directors.
'I have a contract, I'll respect it and I don't expect anything.'
As Juventus chased the pivotal goal that never came, Sarri risked subbing on Paulo Dybala, who was still dealing with a thigh injury.
He admitted it was a risk to bring the attacker on in his current state but said he would have been critiqued for not doing so.
'If I had come here without using Dybala, then I would've been asked why I hadn't risked him,' Sarri said. 'If not tonight, then when?
'It was a risk, but Douglas Costa was out and Cuadrado had some muscular problems, he was alerting the bench that he was struggling, so we had to use the substitution slot for both Danilo and Dybala.'
Sarri's first season has not been seen as a roaring success at the Allianz Stadium, despite leading the Old Lady to their ninth consecutive Serie A title.
Their title triumph came by just a one-point margin - an unconvincing feat after years of more dominant league wins.
In the domestic cups, Sarri has endured frustrating campaigns with defeats in the Italian Supercup to Lazio and the Coppa Italia final to Napoli.