Maurizio Sarri says he did not see Chelsea’s thrashing at Manchester City coming.
The Blues boss has recently admitted finding it hard to motivate his players and has questioned their attitude.
However, he made it clear when asked at his post-match press conference that he did not believe there was a problem prior to Sunday’s 6-0 defeat.
“No I don’t think so. My feeling during the week was really very good,” he said.
“Yesterday (Saturday) in training during the meeting it was really very good and during the warm-up very good.
“So my feeling was that in this match the motivation was at the right level.
“I think we started well. Then we conceded a goal after four minutes in a stupid way.
“In that moment we had only to stay in the match and we were not able to do that.
“We made a lot of mistakes against the wrong opponents, because we have to say that they played really fantastic football.”
The result has led to speculation that Sarri could be axed. The Italian was asked whether he feared he might lose his job.
He replied: “I don’t know. You have to ask the club. I don’t know.
“I am worried about my team and I am worried about the performance. My job is always at risk.”