Chelsea have been told to complete a ground-breaking manager swap, trading under-fire Maurizio Sarri for Chelsea Women’s team boss Emma Hayes.
talkSPORT host Andy Jacobs launched into his latest anti-Sarri rant on Tuesday after the Blues were knocked out of the FA Cup fifth round by Manchester United.
Passionate Chelsea fan Jacobs, like many of the supporters at Stamford Bridge, has called for a change at the top after yet another dismal performance against one of their top rivals.
Jacobs accused Sarri of making Chelsea ‘like a relegation team’ due to their lack of confidence and said he is baffled the Italian doesn’t appear to know how to fix his side’s problems despite them appearing blindingly obvious.
Speaking on Tuesday’s Hawksbee and Jacobs show, the fuming talkSPORT host said: “After every game Chelsea lose, the pundits will say the other manager has really sussed out how to play against Chelsea, but it’s not that difficult is it? It’s really, really easy to stop Chelsea, as you can see.
“As soon as the goal goes in, Chelsea are like a relegation team, they’ve got no confidence. They just collapse and they know the manager will do nothing to change it.
“This bloke, Sarri, just keeps doing the same thing. It’s the Einstein theory of insanity, doing the same thing over and over and expecting something different. It’s never going to be different.
“It’s quite hard to speak about this fella on air without swearing or being abusive, because he is absolutely hopeless in my view.
“For starters, if any manager in the universe came into Chelsea, the first thing they would do is play Kante in their proper position.”
But Jacobs and fellow host Paul Hawksbee believe they have found the solution to Chelsea’s woes – Emma Hayes.
The experienced London-born coach has led Chelsea Women to two league and cup doubles since she took over in 2012, and they are firmly in the hunt for another Women’s Super League title this season.
“We’ve got a theory,” Paul Hawksbee added.
“Chelsea do have a very, very good manager, someone who manages people well and is very highly thought of already in their midst…”
Jacobs continued: “Yes, Emma Hayes. I rate her.
“I would do a job swap. Would Emma Hayes do a worse job than Sarri? She wouldn’t. She’d do a better job.”
Although Paul added: “It wouldn’t be fair on the women’s team, though, would it.”