Maurizio Sarri could be sacked as Chelsea manager after the Blues were dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester United on Monday.
That’s according to talkSPORT host Alan Brazil and former Old Trafford star Lee Sharpe, who believe Roman Abramovich may wield the axe on the Italian after his crisis at Stamford Bridge deepened.
Chelsea fans turned on the manager as they were forced to endure another dreadful performance against one of their top rivals.
Chants of ‘f**k Sarri-ball’ and ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ were heard from the home stands, and when United supporters sung ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’, some Chelsea fans even joined in.
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Mr Brazil was in the commentary box for talkSPORT for Monday night’s game, and he said on Tuesday’s Sports Breakfast: “I was there, and fans were howling, they were booing – they wanted to see [Olivier] Giroud or [Callum] Hudson-Odoi, they wanted to see a Plan B.
“The Chelsea players gave their all, in the first half they were very good, but Sarri wouldn’t change it.”
Sharpe said: “I can understand the fans’ frustration when you’ve got Giroud and Hudson-Odoi on the bench. He is trying to get away and Chelsea want to keep him, but they still won’t play him!
“At the moment it looks like if you stop Eden Hazard, you stop Chelsea. They don’t seem to have a Plan B. When you’re 2-0 down and you’re bringing on a full-back for a full-back, it doesn’t show a lot of ambition.”
“He is stubborn, Sarri is very, very stubborn,” Brazil added.
“Is that it, time up? Do you think the owners will decide it’s not working?”
Chelsea next face Malmo in the Europa League before meeting Manchester City in the EFL Cup final, just weeks after being thumped 6-0 by the defending Premier League champions.
And Sharpe replied: “The EFL Cup final could be a big one, after getting beat by City 6-0 they need a reaction from that.
“It seems like the manger is upsetting the fans, he’s a little bit two-dimensional with his formation and the way he wants to stick with it and he’s not exactly endearing himself to people.
“He’s a pretty ruthless boss, Mr Abramovich, and I’m not sure he’ll be putting up with it for much longer.”
Chelsea vs Manchester City in the 2019 Carabao Cup final is live on talkSPORT at 16:30 on Saturday 24 February