Sarri, significantly, showed as much appetite to stay at Chelsea as they did to retain him. And it was not just in the European context that Sarri, who succeeded compatriot Antonio Conte in July 2018, deserves great credit. Sarri leaves Chelsea with a healthy win percentage of 63.49%Sarri was, in many ways, the anti-Conte. That came less than three weeks after a 4-0 Premier League loss at Bournemouth, and a mere eight days after a 6-0 humiliation at Manchester City. Sarri guided Chelsea to a finish above Tottenham and won the Europa League so impressively, making Arsenal look distinctly second rate in the process.

Source: BBC June 14, 2019 07:30 UTC