Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has said he believes the club's former manager Maurizio Sarri left his post too soon.
Sarri spent a season at Stamford Bridge, steering the Blues to a third-placed finish in the Premier League and UEFA Europa League success. However, at the end of the last campaign he left the London giants to join Juventus, with Frank Lampard since confirmed as his successor.
Zola was Sarri's assistant manager in 2018-19 and said he felt as though his countryman had more to give in the role, especially given how challenging Sarri's style is to implement, per Adrian Kajumba of the Daily Mail:
"Looking at the way he works, it takes a little bit of time to put in place what he wants to do and also he is very demanding on the players.