Chelsea: Is Sunday’s cup match against Man City Maurizio Sarri’s last act
What a testing and turbulent time it has been for the Chelsea boss in his maiden season. Showing complete contrast in form compared to his predecessor, Antonio Conte. What is to become of Maurizio Sarri?
It’s easy to sit and compare then and now, but at the same time, it’s extremely unfair to do so. Conte’s timing in the league and squad was better and came when the other powerhouses of the top six were in a rebuilding phase, or busy with a change of hands themselves.
Taking nothing away from the first Italian whose extraordinary efforts reaped him an English Premier League title in his maiden season. This foot is clearly not going to be replicated anytime soon with Chelsea laying in sixth place, 15 points adrift, far adrift from the leaders Man City.
Sarri’s start to the season was the best by any team in Europe, going 16 games without defeat in all competitions. Prior to this record, Maurizio’s men and Klopp’s Reds were the first two Premier League clubs in EPL history to maintain a perfect record over five games. The start to the Stamford Bridge side’s campaign was beyond promising.
Maurizio Sarri could be just one loss from Chelsea sack... and Gianfranco Zola, Eddie Newton or Paulo Ferreira could take over until end of season | @SamiMokbel81_DM https://t.co/QRbCDJrL1G pic.twitter.com/xGpPfVig52
— Mail Sport (@MailSport) February 19, 2019
Worryingly now for the Naples man, the cracks are exposed as the Bridge reaches the breaking point. A few more knocks here and there and Sarri could see his Chelsea career come to an abrupt end pretty soon.