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Maurizio Sarri had many questions to answer about his future in Chelsea Wednesday

Paul Gilmour of Sky Sports returns to a press conference in Cobham while the future of Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri was pretty much the only topic of discussion.

"No paparazzi," joked Eden Hazard as the Belgian headed to Cobham's training ground accompanied by Olivier Giroud and N Golo Kanté.

It turned out to be a rare bright moment after Chelsea's serious face was presented at the pre-Malmo session – Willian politely greeted the reporters, but will there soon be a significant goodbye?

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The queue of vehicles on arrival at Cobham was perhaps a sign that Maurizio Sarri would be in demand, the media room being already filled with cameramen one hour before the start of the press conference.

February was still going to be a month of testing for the Blues, but a 6-0 defeat at Manchester City and the FA Cup exit at home against Manchester United, when Chelsea fans clearly expressed their feelings, aroused concern in the corridors of power at Stamford Bridge.

The way in which the club treated a troubled manager in the Roman Abramovich era has helped better monitor the man in the hot seat, although the club refers to the 15 major trophies won over this period.

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Sarri defended his tactical approach after a recent series of poor performances and results

It was hard not to have pity on Sarri, who took a dim view of his entry into the press conference to deal with the most uncomfortable issues since arriving in West London.

As Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger pointed out in the same play, not long ago, this team started the season with a run of 18 games without defeat, all defeats, defeat against the Spurs on November 24th.

"This is not a tactical aspect, in my opinion.It is trust," Rudiger told the media.

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Sarri does not agree with the fans of the club on their discontent during and after the defeat against Manchester Utd in FA Cup

Almost three months later, the defeats against Wolves, Leicester and Arsenal combined with their February form left Sarri, although discouraged, baduming his duties in the media with the relentless determination of a man eager to enter and leave to leave the packed room as quickly as possible.

The former boss of Napoli was punctual at his scheduled arrival time, at 1 pm. With the press session open to all print and broadcast journalists, he answered questions for just over 11 minutes.

Sarri was constantly coming back to talk about the fact that his time at Stamford Bridge was almost over.

How can you fix it?
Do you want to change something tactically?
Is it time for Kanté to return to the position in which he won the league titles?
Have you spoken to Roman Abramovich or Marina Granovskaia?
Are you surprised that the fans have not been more patient?
Is it normal for Bruce Buck to join the players?
Are you confident that you will have long-term success in Chelsea?

The only non-future question concerned news from the team. Kepa Arrizabalaga (hamstring) and Pedro (stomachache) are uncertain for the next matches, which include a Carabao Cup final against City and a league match against the Spurs.

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Sarri says he has not spoken to his owner, Roman Abramovich, nor to the director, Marina Granovskaia, about his future.

Sarri admitted that he did not know if he would have the opportunity to continue in the long run, but he confirmed that he would persist with his system.

Instead, he wants to eliminate mistakes and improve the mentality of the players, but is the time on his side?

Outside, the Italian arrived to train deeply in a conversation with Gonzalo Higuain. He needs the Argentine striker, and all his players, to do their very best to prevent what is often the case in Chelsea … the inevitable good bye.

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