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Juventus coach Sarri hits out at Chelsea critics

Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has hit out at his critics in England.

His ideas were not so well accepted at Chelsea, with the 60-year-old constantly having to try to justify the reasons behind deploying N'Golo Kante in an advanced midfield role while simultaneously persisting with Jorginho as the deep-lying midfielder.

Sarri believes regardless of the way his side plays, he will always face a losing battle in trying to keep his critics happy.

He said: "I was defined as a Taliban because I always wanted to play my football, now it's not good enough because I adapt to the different characteristics of my players.

"If I had to listen to or read the things that are said about Juventus, I would go crazy. I just get on with my work.

"I would like to see the most consistent team and certain attitudes, but we must take into consideration the different characteristics of our players."

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