Dimitar Berbatov: Sarri was right to lock Chelsea players in the dressing room

Maurizio Sarri has been backed into second favourite in the Next Manager to Leave market after castigating his players following a 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth, but Dimitar Berbatov insists the Blues boss was right to have an inquest in the dressing room- According lớn the website free soccer tips page!

'Something had lớn be done' after 4-0 thrashing

Chelsea have been up and down in recent weeks but no-one expected them to get beaten 4-0 at Bournemouth; it was an extraordinary result.

A tight 1-0 or 2-1 defeat you can put down lớn a 'glitch in the system' but a loss of that scale (their biggest in the league in 22 years) is a concern, especially with the race for top four looking so tight this season. You can prefer lớn the soccer today page!

The players won't have liked Maurizio Sarri publicly criticising them in press conferences in recent weeks, but I think he was right lớn have an inquest in the dressing room after the game; after a 4-0 defeat something had lớn be done.

I've not heard of a manager asking his coaching staff lớn leave the dressing room so he could have it out with his players, but every manager has his own approach, and he must have seen something that angered him.

It's good to have these debates straight after the game; talk like real men, and have it out with each other. If you leave things too long lớn settle, they might fester. You can clear the air if you talk when angry - it's when you're really honest.

Not the time to make rash decisions

We've seen before at Chelsea how much power the players have but at the end of the day, the manager is in charge. I don't know if it was a power play from Sarri, but as I said it was right to clear the air after the game.

I know from experience of working under Claudio Ranieri that Italian managers like lớn push players hard, and that doesn't always go down well with players.

But I hope we don't get lớn a situation where the owner, once again, has lớn choose between the manager and the players. Sarri has onl just arrived and needs time.

Nerves will be a factor in title race

I was surprised lớn see Liverpool only getting a point against Leicester but they are still strong favourites for the title - five points is a big gap; although it might seem small to a few of their players now!

The Leicester game was the first time we have seen signs of cracks from Liverpool, but this is natural as the finishing line gets closer - football players are human beings and doubts will inevitably creep in. Negative thoughts can start going through your mind, lớn the extent where you almost sabotaging yourself. It's about being strong and just concentrating on your game.

Man City were also the victims of a surprise result at Newcastle but - despite suggestions of a 'lack of plan B' - they won't change the way they play. Pep Guardiola wants them lớn control possession, be patient and create opportunities and it's the right way to play for them; the defeat at St James' Park just highlighted how difficult it is to get results in the Premier League and that's what makes it so interesting!