Maurizio Sarri has defended his style of football by describing himself as a dreamer and insisting he will continue to dream even if it costs him his Chelsea job.

Head coach Sarri could face the threat of the sack if Chelsea suffer a shock defeat to Huddersfield Town on Saturday, three days after their thrashing at Bournemouth.

Sarri’s approach is under scrutiny, amid fears within his team that opponents have worked them out and that there is an over-reliance on midfielder Jorginho.

There have been calls for the Italian to abandon his ‘Sarriball’ approach and revert to a Plan B to get Chelsea’s Premier League season back on track with their top-four hopes in the balance.

He also now has the challenge of trying to keep his entire squad happy, despite the fact the frustrated quartet of Gary Cahill, Davide Zappacosta, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Danny Drinkwater did not leave in January.