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That's not very convincing, is it? We can see that there are problems with Sarri's setup but oh, because that's the way he is and has done, let's just keep doing the same thing! That's a real recipe for disaster. It's real curious that more successful managers got criticized and partly binned because they were stubborn, not flexible etc but Sarri is getting all the free pass because of the fixation with his football. Maybe his style, his way of doing things just aren't suited in England like Van Gaal at United or even AVB here. And Klopp plays 4-3-3 every week? He has also played 4-2-3-1 and on rare occasions, 4-4-1-1 and 4-4-2!

Are we seriously taking shit from Mourinho's mouthpiece that is Duncan Castles now?

The manager is stubborn to adapt and that's the player's fault. Of course! I'm sure you can easily find comments from managers that they still highly regard Mourinho. But does that really mean much? Has anyone considered that maybe Sarri's and methods just do not work in England? Has anyone considered maybe this job is just too big for someone like Sarri, who let's face it, only has decent success at ONE club for 1-2 seasons. Have seen plenty of people who want Sarri to stay but have not seen a convincing argument on why he should stay based on what he is doing THIS season. All the arguments have just been (a) look at Guardiola/Klopp's first season and look where they are now, (b) he needs time, his own players or basically, (c) it's the players' fault or (d) backing the manager for the sake of it. Sarri has shown that he incapable of adapting, be flexible etc and those were some of the things we criticized Mourinho, Conte for in the past and some even wanted them out because of that. So, why is Sarri getting the free pass now? No manager will succeed at the highest level if he's stubborn and can't adapt. For the love of god Ryan, I'm not asking Sarri to change his style but rather how he's going about in implementing it! Are you really telling me that you're happy with Sarri just rolling out the 4-3-3, same like-for-like players, making no tactical alterations, no Plan B?! Even some of the poorer sides in the league are finding it easy to play against us! Klopp and Guardiola have their style but unlike Sarri, they aren't averse to making changes, to tweaking things! Am all for the manager to stay long term but in Sarri's case, he is showing that he's a one trick pony and he's going to get himself sacked if he continues to be that, regardless of his style. And oh, Klopp and Guardiola hardly rotate that often? There's a game like every 3-4 days in England, you can't say that they do not rotate often. Plus, have seen people go nuts over their Fantasy Premier League team every week because of Guardiola's constant rotation.

Even if the players had come to apologize, they would probably have gotten abused. In any case, action speaks louder than words. Would rather Sarri start being less stubborn and all that and the players buck up the ideas on the pitch rather than throw some hollow words around.

I'm not the one who's been endlessly making comparisons between Sarri's situation with Klopp's or Guardiola's. The club may have hired him for his style but don't think they did for his ridiculously stubborn ways of doing things. I don't know whether you genuinely believe in Sarri or just want to for the sake of it and hope that he will turn out great. I can easily point out that Van Gaal created great teams in the past but when he went to Man United, he looked out of his depth. The football was dull, he was stubborn, clueless and eventually, he got the sack. And that's a manager who has won tons of trophies in his career while Sarri hasn't and only has 1-2 good seasons at ONE club to show for it. Also, this continuous bashing of the squad is getting ridiculous with each passing day. Sure, I agree that the overall isn't great but the players aren't complete idiots or do not lack zero quality. They wouldn't have won some of the biggest trophies in football if they are rubbish. Sarri has been here for 6-7 months and if he can't get the players to, at the very least, do some of the things that he wants them to, then maybe he should be questioned more than anyone else on whether he is getting his message across correctly. Judging by the some of the comments here, you would think Sarri's football is from outer space or something and that the players need an Albert Einstein-esque brain to learn it! Moreover, you and others keep on pointing the finger at the players that they can't do this and that in Sarri's system, doesn't that highlight Sarri's own incapability of adapting to his players? We all can see that things aren't working the way Sarri wants them to. So, why is he imposing his approach on them? Why does he not make subtle tweaks here and there to his football style to get the best out of what he's got at the moment? There is more than one way of playing good, attacking football but with Sarri, he seems to know only one way of executing his style. Unless he learns to be flexible/adaptable, his stubbornness will be his downfall at the club.

Maurizio Sarri’s job is safe but ball-hogging tedium at Chelsea cannot go on

I definitely agree with you that we need a long term plan (we need a Director of Football!) but right now, I don't think we have one. It's all fine saying we need to keep Sarri but he's going to get himself sacked if he continues to make boneheaded decisions and the results continue to be mixed. The club may have signed up for his football style but not his ridiculously stubborn ways of doing things.

Another one with keeping Sarri for the sake of keeping him. Lovely. Better pray that he doesn't get himself sack first!

Yeah but they adapted, eventually. Our problems are clear and obvious but is Sarri doing anything? Nope. No tactical tweaks, no switch of formation, no nothing! Again, you are confusing the criticism of Sarri with his style. Have no issues about with his style, but rather how he's going about it to implement that style!

Then there lies another issue with Sarri, isn't it?

So people are basically asking the club to give Sarri time in HOPE that he will turn out to be like Klopp or Guardiola? Is that really a convincing argument when Sarri has displayed some of the worst qualities for a manager to have at the highest level? What if Sarri is basically another Van Gaal? Furthermore, do you really think our club will back Sarri like how City and Liverpool have backed Guardiola and Klopp? If they are really behind Sarri, they would have signed a midfielder as backup to Jorginho.

On the other hand, one can easily take the same fixture from last season and show how Juventus' defensive setup practically shut out Napoli.

You don't need a genius to exploit that kind of space if a team ever leave that huge space to attack.

Having an attacking-based coach is fine, but having one who is stubborn, inflexible, rigid at the same time? Yeah, there's an issue with that.

As someone rightly said to me on Twitter, if his main football is working well, why would he change? Why would he change from Plan A to B if the former is working? Sarri was asked about having Plan B and he clearly answered it with something else.

The results were mixed at best, just like us right now, and there were plenty of complaints of his dull football back then, again like us right now.

People like to compare Sarri with Guardiola or Klopp so much...if anything, Sarri is heading down the same route as Van Gaal at Man United.

Really? Pedro missed 4 league games this season while Willian missed 1 and the latter has played 1,542 minutes compared to the former's 1,165.

People are entering the 'clutching at straws' territory with that comparison. Saw someone practically absolve Sarri of the 4-0 debacle at Bournemouth because Guardiola also lost 4-0 (to Everton) in his first season. Sarri has already shown some major managerial flaws here - tactical stubbornness, rigid tactics, doesn't rotate the squad, not able to motivate the players (as said by the man himself). Those are the kind of bad qualities will not make a manager a serial success (in fact, we criticized some of our previous managers, who displayed some of those qualities) and I highly doubt giving him his players is going to suddenly make him change his ways.