Juventus and AC Milan icon Andrea Pirlo has hit out at Chelsea over the way they've treated their Italian managers.

Pirlo is not a fan of the way the Premier League club deal with those in charge.

"It's not easy for him (Maurizio Sarri)," he told the Daily Mail.

"He needs time to adapt the players to the new system. For me he is a very good coach. The supporters have to stay very calm.'

And on Antonio Conte's demise, he added: "For me he's the best manager I had in my career.

"At Chelsea he did good work - he won the Premier League and the FA Cup.

"If you see the history of the club over the last 10 years, they changed too many coaches. The problem is not the coach, maybe it's the club."