Chelsea players are "ideal for Sarri's type of football" - Marco Brachi

Marco Brachi, coach and long-time friend of Maurizio Sarri, has given a long interview to the press and revealed that Maurizio Sarri considers Chelsea to be the “ideal team for his type of football” and turned down PSG for their poor work-rate.

Sarri is reportedly closing on being appointed as the next permanent manager of Chelsea Football club in the next few days and his colleague has reaffirmed that the club will suit his style of football.

'Sarrismo' is a very attacking style of play which allows each players to press high up the pitch and involves a lot of running. And with Chelsea possessing players like Hazard, Willian, Kante and Pedro there should be no problem for Sarri.

“Maurizio has always been fascinated by the Chelsea option, as he’d really love to work in England. Let’s be clear, it is the ideal team for his type of football. They’ve got players like Willian and Eden Hazard who run hard.

“The last time I saw him, he said that PSG were after him, but the club is not suited to him. He said: ‘How can I train a team that has Rabiot, Verratti & Motta in midfield?’ They don’t run, aren’t helpful to his idea of football, which is very draining.

“We’re talking about great players, but they don’t attack the space and don’t run off the ball, unlike Napoli with Allan, Piotr Zielinski, Marek Hamsik, Jorginho and the rest.

“I am sure that if he did go to Chelsea, he’d want to bring some of the Napoli players with him. Jorginho is his pupil, even if Manchester City want him."

Marco also confirmed that He rejected a job offer from Zenit St Petersburg in Russia, they would later appoint Sergei Semak as their new manager.

"They wanted him in Russia, but an esthete like him, he would hardly have adapted to that kind of football. It's true he's 59, but money is not all in life."