DBasia.news – Chelsea like running out of gas entered the second half of 2018-19. Even though in the first half of the season, Chelsea had gone through 16 matches in a row without losing in all competitions under the direction of Maurizio Sarri.
But entering the second half of the season and faced with a busy schedule, the performance of Roman Abramovich’s club has seen a decline, they lost points from a number of unexpected teams such as Wolverhampton, Leicester City and Bournemouth.
Lastly, in the 26th week of the Premier League, the Blues had to swallow a humiliating six goals without reply – as well as being the biggest away defeat in the last 28 years when they met one of their strongest rivals, Manchester City, Sunday (10/2).
This situation also made Maurizio Sarri’s position as manager of the team reportedly began to be unsafe, not a few who predict that the Italian man will soon move his feet, especially his relationship with a number of players also reportedly no longer harmonious.
After previously being reported wanted to make Frank Lampard a successor, now reported by the Mirror, the club based at Stamford Bridge has reportedly begun to consider making Zinedine Zidane a replacement for Sarri.
But the club reportedly will still provide an opportunity for Sarri to improve the team’s performance, namely when they face the Swedish team, Malmo and pass Eden Hazard and friends to the FA Cup quarter-finals when challenging Manchester United in the fifth round. Finally, they are also required to win the League Cup when met by Manchester City in the final.
Chelsea’s move to start considering Zidane as a manager was allegedly because they believed that the Frenchman could again lift the team’s achievements and return them to the top of the board, considering that the club based at Stamford Bridge is still in sixth place.
The opportunity to recruit Zidane also seems quite open, because he is still unemployed after choosing to resign as Real Madrid manager a few days after delivering Los Blancos to retain the Champions League title in three consecutive seasons.