We´re the least chance creating team of all European giants, not even top 5 in Italy. Obviously I´m speculating, but the COVID schedule worked in our favour. Lazio ran out of steam a couple of rounds before us which saved us. A routine win for them against Lecce and Sassuolo and they would be 2 points behind us with an easier schedule.
Also, we just heaved a huge sigh of relief after scraping a point against Atalanta at home. A game we also expected to lose, that´s how low our standards are ATM. Lost both domestic cup finals, lost to Lyon and I´m not even confident we can hold on to this 8 point lead nor beat Lyon being a goal down. So yes, it has backfired.
But I´m not blaming Sarri, I blame the management. It´s like giving a painter hammers and screwdrivers to paint and we´re seeing the results. Either they should´ve provided the right tools or gone another direction knowing what they had.