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  • Ex-Chelsea manager turns down Marseille job

    Ex-Chelsea manager turns down Marseille job

    Former Chelsea and Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has turned down the chance to replace Andre Villas-Boas at Marseille.

    The French club have suspended Villas-Boas and want to replace him immediately.

    However, Sky Italia reveals Sarri turned down the club’s approach, and the 62-year-old does not want to manage until the start of next season.

    Marseille are also being linked to ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre, along with Leonardo Jardim and Ernesto Valverde.

    The club sit in 9th place in Ligue 1 after 21 games, and they have played two less than most of the teams above them in the table.

  • Serie A: Juve line up Pochettino to replace Sarri

    Serie A: Juve line up Pochettino to replace Sarri

    Juventus are considering a move for former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino to replace Maurizio Sarri as manager.

    Sarri remains on thin ice in Turin, despite his Juve side leading Serie A and poised to become champions once again.

    Yet Sarri’s side have lost as many matches as closest rivals Inter Milan this season already, being defeated on four occasions, and have failed to run away with the division as they have for several seasons previously.

    Now the powers that be at Juve have already begun to have a series of informal contacts with some of the world’s best managers, according to Turin’s La Stampa,

    Juve have reportedly had direct contact with a representative very close to Pochettino, as they earmark him as Sarri’s potential replacement.

    The Argentine coach is of Italian origin, to be precise Piedmontese, and is said to have expressed his willingness through representatives to try a new experience in Italy.

  • Ronaldo fed-up with Juventus boss Sarri

    Ronaldo fed-up with Juventus boss Sarri

    Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo is fed-up with the management of coach Maurizio Sarri, it has been revealed.

    Corriere della Sera says there’s growing tension between the pair.

    Ronaldo is unhappy with Sarri’s tactics and was left angry after their Coppa Italia final defeat to Napoli on Wednesday night.

    Juve’s board are aware of the frustration of Ronaldo and are considering Sarri’s position.

    The return of Max Allegri has been considered, with PSG also an option for the former Juve coach.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo sister slams Sariball

    Cristiano Ronaldo sister slams Sariball

    Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister Elma Aveiro has taken aim at Maurizio Sarri after Juventus lost the Coppa Italia final against Napoli on penalties.

    Gennaro Gattuso’s side triumphed after a goalless 90 minutes in which Sarri’s men struggled to carve out any clear chances, while Napoli were unlucky not to score a winner late in the game.

    The defeat was the first time Ronaldo has ever lost consecutive finals in his career with the Portugal forward criticised for his performance by Luca Toni.

    Elma has however leaped to her brother’s defence on social media as she seemingly slammed Sarri’s tactics and pleaded for Ronaldo’s Juventus teammates to step up.

    “What more can you do? My love, you can’t do miracles on your own,” she wrote on Instagram.

    “I can’t understand how you can play like that. Anyway, keep your head up, you can’t do anymore.”

  • I won’t live in England again – Sarri

    I won’t live in England again – Sarri

    Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri says he’ll never live in England again.

    Sarri had a difficult season with Chelsea, though won the Europa League.

    When asked if he misses England, Sarri replied: “I would never live there [again], I don’t understand how the Italians who are there do it.

    “As for the football, it’s a different story. I miss the Premier League.

    “It has an extraordinary technical level and an incredible atmosphere.”

  • Serie A: Juve held to a goalless draw in Sarri’s first game in charge

    Serie A: Juve held to a goalless draw in Sarri’s first game in charge

    Juventus were held to a goalless draw by Fiorentina as their manager Maurizio Sarri took his place in the dugout for the first time.

    The former Chelsea boss had not been in charge for the opening two games because of pneumonia.

    Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored four goals in his last game for Portugal, endured a frustrating day and saw a late bicycle kick go well off target.

    Franck Ribery made his first Serie A start for Fiorentina.

    The Bayern Munich legend had an impressive game and forced Wojciech Szczesny into a good first-half save.

    Italian champions Juventus, who won their first two matches, lost Douglas Costa, Miralem Pjanic and Danilo through injury.

    Fiorentina have not won in 17 league games, with Vincenzo Montella still searching for a first Serie A victory since returning as manager in April.

  • De Ligt reveals why he joined Juventus

    Defender Matthijs de Ligt says manager Maurizio Sarri is one of the main reasons he joined Juventus.

    The 19-year-old centre-back had been linked with a number of Europe’s top clubs but completed a £67.5m move to the Italian champions on Thursday.
    Former Chelsea boss Sarri was unpopular with some supporters at Stamford Bridge and left the club earlier this summer after less than a year in charge.
    “He was one of the reasons that I wanted to join here,” said De Ligt.
    “I spoke to Sarri on the phone before coming just to get to know each other.
    “I’ve heard a lot of good things about him and I like his footballing philosophy and how he prepares his defence.”
    Sarri attempted to implement his attacking style while Chelsea manager but left at the end of last season despite finishing third in the Premier League and winning the Europa League.

  • Zola says Chelsea got rid of Sarri too soon

    Zola says Chelsea got rid of Sarri too soon

    Former Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola believes the London club got rid of Maurizio Sarri too soon, saying they would have benefited if the Italian coach had been given more time.
    Sarri departed for Juventus after one season at Stamford Bridge, having guided Chelsea to the Europa League title and third place in the Premier League.
    He was replaced last week by former Chelsea midfielder and record goalscorer, Frank Lampard.
    “I think the best of Maurizio’s work comes not in the first year, but more from the second year onward,” Zola, who was Sarri’s assistant, told Britain’s Talksport radio.
    “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.
    “But, after the players get used to it, they get better and better and the work becomes more effective.
    “It’s a pity, because I think it would have been good for the club if Maurizio stayed and it would have been good for Maurizio as well.”
    Zola also left the club he played for with distinction around the turn of the century, following Sarri’s departure with former Chelsea midfielder, Jody Morris and Chris Jones, who both worked alongside Lampard at Derby, coming on board.
    “Obviously it’s painful because you’re in a place where you like to be, and it means a lot to you,” Zola said.
    “Of course, it’s always painful, but we have to be professional and I think Chelsea are looking forward; they made other choices and I respect them, I have no problem with that.”
    Zola said he would be looking for another job in English football and was grateful to both Chelsea and Sarri for an “amazing learning experience”.
    Prior to his stint as assistant manager at Chelsea, Zola’s coaching career had seen him manage West Ham United, Watford and Italian side, Cagliari.
    He joined Birmingham in December 2016, but quit four months later after a poor run of results.

  • I smoke 60 cigarettes a day, says Maurizio Sarri

    New Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has confessed to smoking 60 cigarettes a day.

    The 60-year-old former banker is not only well known for his playing style but also his smoking habits.

    He averages around four packets of cigarettes a day and he’s admitted it’s getting out of control.

    “I smoke 60 a day, which is probably a few too many,” he revealed to La Nuova Riviera via Football Italia.

    That works out at a whopping £1,400 every month.

    “I don’t particularly feel the need to smoke during games, but straight afterwards it really is necessary,” he added. “I had back problems tormenting me for weeks, but I feel much better now.”

    Sarri, whose signed a three-year deal at Juventus, accepts that he’ll have to win over some fans considering his ties with Napoli.

    “I arrive with skepticism, just as I did with all my other clubs,” he said at his unveiling.

    “I understand that, but I know only one way to change that and that is to win and convince while entertaining and getting results.

    “For three years (at Napoli) I would wake up and think about how to defeat Juventus, because they were a winning team. I gave 110%, but we still couldn’t do it. I will now give everything for this club.”

    Juventus mean business ahead of the new season.

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  • Sarri says his Juventus appointment “the crowning achievement’’

    Sarri says his Juventus appointment “the crowning achievement’’

    Maurizio Sarri on Thursday said his being appointed Juventus’ new head coach was the “crowning achievement” of his long career.

    He said it was a good development for him to return to Italy following a year in the English Premier League (EPL) with Chelsea.

    The Serie A champions appointed Sarri on a three-year contract earlier this week after agreeing a compensation fee with Chelsea.

    The 60-year-old replaces Massimiliano Allegri, who stepped down at the end of the season.

    “It’s the crowning achievement of a long career,” Sarri told reporters. “At Napoli I gave my all, then I decided to have a great experience in the Premier League.

    “Juventus are the best Italian club right now and offered me a chance to return to Italy.

    “It’s been a long journey for me, made up of gradual steps. I’m happy to be at the most important team in Italy and this is a further step forward after the experience at Chelsea.”

    Sarri coached Juventus’ rivals Napoli between 2015 and 2018 and nearly broke their stranglehold on the league in his final season.

    The Naples side ran Juventus close in the title race before falling four points short.

    “For three years I would wake up and think about how to defeat Juventus, because they were a winning team,” Sarri added.

    “I gave 110 per cent, but we still couldn’t do it. It was an experience and I will now give everything for this club.”

    Although Sarri won the Europa League with Chelsea and led them to a third-place finish in the league, the fans did not take to him.

    They did not like the style of play he tried to implement, which worked wonders for him at Napoli.

    Juventus seemed to lack a recognisable playing style under the pragmatic Allegri in his final season.

    Now, Sarri has said he would build his team around Juventus forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala.

    “You have to start with the talented players who can make the difference like Ronaldo, Dybala and Douglas Costa and build around them,” Sarri said.

    “When you have a player with the qualities of Dybala or Ronaldo, they can play in any role. What can change is only the interpretation of the role.

    “Coaching Ronaldo will be yet another step forward, I’d like to help him break some new records.”

    Juventus director Fabio Paratici said hiring Sarri to replace Allegri was a straightforward decision.

    “The style of play was not a driving factor in the change,” Paratici said. “Sarri was always the first choice. We tried to make him understand right away that we really wanted him.

    “We chose Sarri because we feel he is the best manager for Juventus right now. As were (former manager Antonio) Conte and Allegri in their respective moments and they showed great quality.”