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Maurizio Sarri reportedly held peace talks with his Chelsea players at training on Monday following their 2-0 loss to Arsenal.
In his post-match press conference, Sarri was heavily critical of the performance and said his players are ‘difficult to motivate’.
Using a translator to ensure his message was made clear, the 60-year-old vented his frustrations.
“I’m really angry about the approach that we adopted today,” Sarri said. “It’s an approach we can’t really accept.
“This defeat was due to our mentality, more than anything else. This is something I can’t accept.
“This group of players are extremely difficult to motivate.”
According to The Times, Sarri held talks with his squad at Chelsea training on Monday to clear the air after making his comments.
First-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny meant it was a fourth defeat of the season for Chelsea and leaves them just three points ahead of Arsenal in the race for Champions League football.
With the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Tottenham to come on Thursday, Sarri has attempted to smooth things over with his squad as they look to overturn a 1-0 deficit and progress to the final.
Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville believes Sarri knows it is only a matter of time before he will be sacked by the club.
“Sarri knows he’s going to get sacked at some point in the next 18 months or two years,” Neville told Sky Sports. “That’s inevitable at Chelsea.
“He may as well call it how he sees it in the first six months when he’s got a little bit of control. It’s just a dressing room which can turn it on and off like a tap, it’s been able to do that for years.”
He continued: “Sarri has probably thought he’s an experienced guy, he’s been around the block, and thinks he doesn’t need to take it.
“I have to say normally I would always say it’s not right to call out your players.
“But we’re going to see more of it, there’s no doubt in the next five or 10 years.
“I think it’ll become the norm, because it’s us or them.”