Senior figures at Chelsea have reportedly held a crisis meeting regarding Maurizio Sarri’s future at Stamford Bridge.
Further pressure has been added on the Italian following the Blues’ dismal FA Cup exit at home to Manchester United on Monday night with the Red Devils winning 2-0.
‘Time is up’ for Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea, say talkSPORT hosts
Life started well for Sarri at Chelsea as he led them to an 18-match unbeaten streak, however, hammerings at Bournemouth and Manchester City has left the 60-year-old’s future in doubt.
Sarri has also given a number of outspoken post-match interviews recently, claiming he didn’t know if he could motivate his players following a 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.
But it seems the writing could be on the wall for Sarri, with Sky Sports claiming senior figures at the club have sat down to talk about his future following the defeat to United and have even identified Zinedine Zidane and Chelsea legend Frank Lampard to replace the Italian.
The game saw some of the Chelsea faithful chant ‘f*** Sarriball‘ in their criticism of the style of play he has tried to implement at the club.
On the abuse, Sarri said: “Of course I can understand the situation, I can understand our fans because the result wasn’t really good.
“We are out of the FA Cup, so I can understand very well our fans. But I am worried at the moment about our results.”
Chelsea’s next fixture sees them take on Malmo in their Europa League last 32 second leg at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night. The Blues won the first leg 2-1 in Sweden.