Maurizio Sarri, Chelsea manager believes that he deserves to remain in his current position as Manager and that he can develop the club’s fortunes with a solid pre-season behind him.
The Blues coach believes that after it took protracted negotiations to bring him to Stamford Bridge. the lack of opportunity to fully bed himself in ahead of the current campaign has undermined his efforts.
The Italian, Sarri joined from Napoli alongside midfielder Jorginho right after coming to terms with the Premier League outfit, but was forced, unfortunately, to miss a week of pre-season due to the delays.
Chelsea are currently locked in a battle against Arsenal and Manchester United for fourth place and a spot in next year’s Champions League race, with the Red Devils making the visit to London to face Chelsea on Sunday.
Despite their challenges to maintain pace with first-placed Liverpool and Manchester City, Sarri believes, however, that this season has been a success for the club and he wishes to stay for the next campaign.
“English football is different,” the 60-year-old told reporters at Cobham Training Centre. “I don’t want to say better or worse, but it is different.
“The Premier League is wonderful. I want to remain in the Premier League and I want to remain at Chelsea because the level is very high.
“The atmosphere in the stadiums is really fantastic. It is a wonderful championship and I would like to remain here.”
If Sarri remains at Chelsea, he will be forced to struggle with a potential transfer ban handed down by FIFA, which is yet to be tackled while Chelsea go through the appeal process.
“I think [I can improve them] because we had only two or three weeks working,” he stated. “At the end of August, we started to play every three days.
“In Naples, I was able to have a pre-season with 60 training sessions for the defensive line. Here I had about 11 or 12 sessions in the first period. So that’s a big difference.
“I needed the time to get used to English football. It is normal and it can happen. Now in the next season, I will be able to give more to my players.”