A former Chelsea player has opened up about the time he called out former Blues manager Maurizio Sarri about his tactics in front of the team.
Sarri only spent one season at Stamford Bridge before leaving for Juventus this year, but there were reportedly problems off the field.
Robert Green, who was Chelsea's third choice goalkeeper, reveals he confronted the Italian about not having a plan B in matches.
"I turned to Sarri and said, 'Look, you are in a really difficult position and I understand that because there is stuff going on at this club that I can see, you can see and no one on the outside can see, so I get you," Green told the Athletic.
"But all the while I was thinking, 'I'm going to give him both barrels in a minute'.
"I spoke for 15 minutes. A lot of players said afterwards that they enjoyed me saying that: 'You said what I wanted to say but I couldn't say it'.
"Obviously, if they had, it could have affected their place in the team or their future at the club.
"Two of the assistant coaches, Gianfranco Zola and Carlo Cudicini, said something along the lines of: 'That was brilliant. We've been trying but we are in a compromised position as well in that it is a very hierarchical style and there isn't a lot of feedback coming in return'.
"How did Sarri take it?
"We were all walking out of the room at the end and he was standing at the door.
"I was thinking, 'Oh f***, I'm dead' but he shook my hand and said, 'Thank you, that's the first time anyone has made me think at a meeting'.
"The thing is, it didn't change anything."
