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Maurizio Sarri admits: ‘Maybe it’s my fault – maybe I can’t motivate Chelsea’

• Manager at a loss to explain 4-0 thumping at Bournemouth
• Sarri keeps Chelsea players behind for an hour after match

Maurizio Sarri has admitted he may not be equipped to motivate his players after seeing Chelsea suffer the heaviest league defeat of Roman Abramovich’s ownership at Bournemouth.

Sarri, who endured chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing” from Chelsea fans, kept his team in the dressing room for around an hour after the final whistle in an effort to understand why a game that had been goalless at half-time had unravelled so spectacularly. The defeat led to Chelsea dropping out of the top four on goal difference and places Sarri’s position under scrutiny six months into a three-year contract.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2UuiuJv

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