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I don't know the meaning of Sarriball - Chelsea boss focused on results

Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri believes the label given to his playing style is meaningless, saying he doesn't know "what Sarriball is."

'Sarriball' is coming in for increasingly harsh reviews in west London, with some reports suggesting the former Napoli boss' job is on the line ahead of Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester City – a side Chelsea lost 6-0 to in the Premier League this month.

From persistently selecting Jorginho at the base of his midfield and deploying N'Golo Kante further forward, to showing huge resistance to any deviation from his preferred starting line-up, Sarri's methods have been railed against by a vocal and growing minority of the Blues fanbase.