Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has taken a swipe at Arsenal as he defended his record in charge of Chelsea and believes he is being unfairly criticised compared to Unai Emery.
A 3-0 victory over Malmo on Thursday saw Sarri’s side move into the Europa League last 16 thanks to a 5-1 aggregate win.
But the Italian is still under enormous pressure ahead of Chelsea’s meeting with Manchester City in the EFL Cup final on Sunday.
Sarri faces mounting pressure at Stamford Bridge amid speculation he could be sacked, but he is bewildered by why he faces so much more scrutiny than Arsenal.Asked by Sky Sport Italia if he was one defeat away from the sack, Sarri responded: ‘I am not interested, to be honest.
‘I have to think of my work as a big picture issue, otherwise I’d do my work badly. So I continue along my path and nothing has changed, as far as I am concerned.
‘I keep hearing people praise Arsenal’s season, but they are not in the Cup Final, they have fewer points than us in the Premier League and reached the last 16 of the Europa League just like us.
‘I don’t understand why people act as if our season is so negative and Arsenal’s is impressive.
‘It’s true there have been many peaks and troughs, including some very deep troughs, but considering it’s my first season in a new league and environment, I think that’s acceptable.
‘I did take over a team that finished fifth with 70 points.’
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