Gianfranco Zola sends a message to Chelsea fans over Maurizio Sarri ahead of Manchester United clash

Chelsea will be hosting Manchester United in the FA Cup on February 18th. After the 6-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Premier League, Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri has been heavily criticized. Ahead pf the game, Chelsea assistant head coach Gianfranco Zola has insisted that Blues fans must have patience with Maurizio Sarri and what he is trying to achieve at the club. (via football.london) “How do you know we are not making changes? We are adjusting a few things. Understand that this is the Premier League,” Zola said. “But without, you know, changing where we want to go. The direction is always the same. Two years ago, you were probably asking the same questions to Pep Guardiola. You were asking if he'd keep playing from the back all the time. “He said this was not in discussion and part of my game, even in the difficult moment. Maybe he adapted. He has improved a lot in that, because he got his team defending better and pressing better, attacking better. “He has adjusted something but not the way he saw football. There are questions about what we're doing, a lot of doubts, but we are trying to adapt to the league. We are adapting to the league, but we don't change what we believe is good for this club because, otherwise, we are nothing. “You admire what Pep has done. Certainly he's a good inspiration. Not everything comes together straight away.”

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