3 Reasons why Maurizio Sarri should be sacked

#3 Sarri's increasing problems with his players

Sarri has taken a swipe at Chelsea players on several occasions

"It seems to me they have an issue with having a sufficient amount of determination and being mentally solid. I'm not happy at all because I prefer to come into the press room and into the changing room to talk about the tactics and why we lost from a strategy point of view, but the fact of the matter is that it would appear that this group of players is extremely difficult to motivate."

After Chelsea's disastrous showing at Arsenal, the Italian manager declared in the above statement that his players were not motivated and also extremely difficult to motivate. The 4-0 hammering at Bournemouth was also followed by the same attack on the mindset and motivation of the Chelsea team.

These comments did not go down well with the players and Sarri reportedly had talks with his players after those comments. Another clear the air discussion also followed after the mauling at the Etihad.

The former Napoli man has also had a running feud with Hazard in the press. He described the Belgian captain as "not a leader" and said his star man can leave if he wants. Many other egoistic players may have taken such open remarks as confrontational but the number ten has continued working in the team.

These open attacks at his players and on Hazard cannot be good for the team nor for Sarri himself. Mourinho's acrimonious time in charge of United has shown that in the long run such verbal attacks lead to loss of confidence and even worse results.