Reports have been linking a number of managers to the job at Stamford Bridge that isn’t even available yet.
Pressure is firmly on Mauricio Pochettino after a string of poor results and performances have left them again in the bottom half of the table.
They were also defeated in rather embarrassing circumstances at Wembley by a stricken Liverpool side in the EFL Cup final.
That afternoon last month was enough for some fans to lose faith, and it appears this feeling may have been echoed by some on the board.
It has been reported that there is a divide between the senior figures at the club as for what is the best course of action to take with the manager.
Those who are in favour of a sacking have reportedly already began their due diligence over scouting out potential replacements, and one name continues to be mentioned as admired.
Roberto De Zerbi has done a great job with the Brighton team left by Graham Potter, impressing his peers along the way.
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Luton Town boss Rob Edwards has previously described the Italian as ‘excellent’, and his record speaks for itself.
De Zerbi fails to impress in Europe
Last night though, he took charge of the Seagulls in arguably the biggest game of their club’s history against Roma in the Europa League.
He stuck to his guns as far as his system works, although this backfired drastically, seeing his side lose 4-0 away from home.
Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku was on target in what ended up being a miserable evening for De Zerbi.
With a number of big clubs reportedly watching him, they will surely have been disappointed to see him not able to adapt to the situation that awaited him against Roma.
While Chelsea will likely not be competing in European football next season, they will still be wanting to have a manager at the helm who has the ability to beat a range of sides in a range of ways.
De Zerbi seemed to fail at this last night, and Chelsea have to have taken note.
