5 managers who may be sacked soon

#1 Maurizio Sarri (Chelsea)

By the blink of an eye, it has all turned grim for Sarri at Chelsea

Antonio Conte's bitter end to Chelsea tenure was banished to the dustbin of history as his compatriot Maurizio Sarri arrived soon after with a lot of fanfare. And why not, the 60-year old had burnished his credentials as a master tactician while his time at Napoli and many touted him to guide the Blues back to the Premier League glory.

Chelsea's impeccable start to the campaign - five wins out of five - further fueled the theory, but it all seems a distant memory after five defeats and five draws from 24 games. The last seven league outings have produced only three wins, but Sarri's credibility to lead this team was really called into question after the 4-0 battering by Bournemouth in the midweek.

Mind you, Sarri is not drinking in his last chance saloon yet, given the Blues are into the League Cup finals and also favourites in the Europa League. They are also in the race for the FA Cup too, which means Chelsea are still competing on three different fronts.

However, results in the league do have more bearings on a manager's future than any of those competitions, to go by past precedents.

So with this simple extrapolation, we can deduce Sarri is walking his way into danger. Chelsea is on the brink of missing out on a top-four finish yet again. And unless they can climb their way back in it, or salvage by winning the Europa League, the Italian gaffer may not survive beyond this summer.