Maurizio Sarri deserves more time to make good on his Chelsea tenure, says assistant manager Gianfranco Zola, who has compared the Italian's tough start at the club with Pep Guardiola's beginnings at Manchester City.
Guardiola arrived at the Etihad Stadium in 2016 but failed to win a trophy during his first season at the club as City finished third in the Premier League. Zola says Sarri is in the midst of his own revolution at Stamford Bridge and needs the same trust from his club, per ESPN FC's Liam Twomey:
"Two years ago, you were probably asking the same questions to Pep Guardiola.