Maurizio Sarri is certainly on his way out of Stamford Bridge and unless he is able to perform some sort of miracles and overturn the bad results, his time in West London is surely going to be short-lived just like that of other managers who have failed to produce the desired results at Chelsea.
It has now been revealed that the Carabao Cup might either make or break Sarri with word going round that he has been left on the brink of the sack – and could go if Chelsea lose the Carabao Cup final.
There is growing concern among the Chelsea hierarchy after a string of bad results and also Sarri’s relationship with the fans, especially in the wake of him admitting he does not care what they think after the FA Cup defeat at Manchester United .
Sarri now appears to be dead man walking at Stamford Bridge and he is running out of time as they face Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday night, Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday and then Tottenham next Wednesday.
Under-pressure Sarri has been left in no doubt that his future is on the line and if he suffers more bad results then they are ready to make a change and are already thinking about potential replacements.
Chelsea fans chanted for Frank Lampard on Monday night but the Derby boss is in his first season and may be unsure about the task ahead.
Juventus boss Max Allegri could be a big-name alternative but Zinedine Zidane’s chances are not helped by his poor English.