“At Chelsea there were seven or eight players” – Maurizio Sarri aims dig at Chelsea’s ‘individualistic’ players

Former Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has aimed a dig at the players he worked with at Stamford Bridge last season, maintaining they have individualistic qualities.

Sarri was expected to lay the foundation for his ‘Sarriball’ and probably build on the following season in London, but having won the Europa League in his first campaign, the 60-year old made the decision to switch to Juventus when the manager role became available following Massimiliano Allegri’s departure.

He was unveiled at the Turin club on Wednesday and was taken around the club’s facilities ahead of summer work which begins in later in July. The Italian was presented to the media shortly after and was asked about his time with the Premier League giants.

Sarri said he worked with technically better players at Chelsea but several of those players could not play together as a team.

“Chelsea have players who have a higher technical level but with individual characteristics. The football they play is less fluid. At Napoli they could all play well [together], at Chelsea there were seven or eight players playing individualistically.”

Maurizio Sarri, Metro

Sarri left Chelsea with his maiden trophy won as a coach after beating Arsenal in the Europa League final.

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