His results were fairly bad and one track approached in most top 6 games in EPL. Are you referring to one game vs City he played defensive counter approach? Apparently it's his Magnus opus moment if that comes up again.
And preferring Serie A title does not excuse abject failure in EL and CL, it says alot about a coach if he cant prepare a team on two fronts.
I thought he was a naive, plan a only coach while at Napoli too (though he did improve the team defensively in final season), but at Chelsea, when things weren't working, he pretty much dropped sarriball.
Without showing that bit of flexibility, doubt we would've been interested in him.
I disagree, when the club tells you and the players this or that competition isn't important, it does make a big difference. Makes diff in regards to time spent on preparation, xi, motivation, all of the above.