Maurizio Sarri’s over-reliance on midfielder Jorginho is under scrutiny with fears growing that the head coach’s position at Chelsea will come under threat if he does not quickly find a Plan B.

But the Italian has told his Chelsea players that they have not even picked up the basics of his ‘Sarriball’ philosophy and pointed the finger at, among others, Eden Hazard for failing to follow instructions.

Sarri also questioned himself during the post-match dressing-room inquest that lasted almost an hour after the humiliating 4-0 thrashing at Bournemouth, which was the club’s worst Premier League defeat of the Roman Abramovich era.

Rather than ranting and raving at his squad, he picked apart their woeful performance in a measured and composed manner, demonstrating his anger with his no holds barred assessment.

Hazard is understood to be among the players Sarri singled out for criticism, as he accused the Belgian of playing how he wanted to, rather than doing what he had been asked.

Sarri also asked for observations from his players and asked whether they thought he could be doing anything better.

There is a belief inside the dressing-room that the Italian’s approach is too dependent on summer signing Jorginho and that opposition teams have worked them out.