Former Manchester United defender, Gary Neville, has said Maurizio Sarri is right to try asserting himself over his Chelsea stars in the early stages of his tenure at Stamford Bridge, as he would be sacked within two years.
Sarri hit out at his players after a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal over the weekend, branding his players "mentally weak".
Neville claimed that every Chelsea manager has a short shelf life, and the Italian coach is aware he will be booted from the club in the next two years, if not earlier.
"Sarri knows he's going to get sacked at some point in the next 18 months or two years, that's inevitable at Chelsea.
"He may as well call it how he sees it in the first six months when he's got a little bit of control.
"It's just a dressing room which can turn it on and off like a tap, it's been able to do that for years.
"Sarri has probably thought he's an experienced guy, he's been around the block, and thinks he doesn't need to take it.
"I have to say normally I would always say it's not right to call out your players.
"But we're going to see more of it, there's no doubt in the next five or 10 years. I think it'll become the norm, because it's us or them.
"When managers have an aspect of control in the early parts of their jobs, they'll have to seize it and basically will realise they are a difficult bunch at Chelsea.
"In the last 10-15 years, they've had the power to remove managers," Neville told Sky Sports.
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