Maurizio Sarri looks like a subtle change of direction for Chelsea | Soccer

Chelsea supporters like to dismiss Tottenham Hotspur as chokers and almost men, although they at least know how to keep a manager.

Mauricio Pochettino has been with the club for four years and has accepted a new five-year contract. Shortly before Antonio Conte finds it necessary to pack his bags after just a few seasons at Stamford Bridge

More at Arsenal, no one expects that Unai Emery will last anything like the 22 years of his predecessor, although there is a distinct sense that the board has made the choice of a manager adapted to the club in order to replicate the stability achieved under Arsene Wenger.

Chelsea does not seem to be stable. They made 11 management changes in the 14 years following Claudio Ranieri's pbadage at the beginning of the millennium, and although five titles and the two main European trophies arrived during this period, no manager succeeded. to serve longer than the Tinkerman. The chances of Maurizio Sarri to prove his permanent character are already questioned by his age – 59 – and by the fact that, although sympathetic and popular, he has not yet managed to win anything in his career. managerial career. Chelsea has named the former director of Napoli in derogation of his normal selection process. Since José Mourinho arrived to accelerate Roman Abramovich's success on the field, the club has been looking for proven winners when he has not been appointed from within or has found a short-term solution. term – even Andre Villas-Boas had the title and a triumph of Europa League on his resume when he arrived as an unknown parent. Mourinho had just won the Champions League with Porto, Carlo Ancelotti had won twice with Milan and would leave with Real Madrid, while Conte came directly from the direction of Italy after three titles of Serie A in a row with Juventus. 19659002] Ancelotti replaced Sarri in Naples and can look forward to the Champions League next season thanks to the efforts of the latter by finishing Juventus finalist, although second place is not the kind of success recommended to Chelsea. Sarri never managed to impose himself outside Italy, he was in charge of the dark sides of the lower league like Alessandria and Sorrento until there was six years, and in no way corresponds to the stellar profile of the manager Abramovich. But survey managers can be hard work, as Chelsea just discovered with Conte

He did not lose the goodwill of his players, which seemed to have happened to Mourinho during his second stint at the club, but he made himself public on numerous occasions with his dissatisfaction with the financing and transfer policy. Chelsea only managed fifth place last season after winning the title the year before. The team of Conte has presented a more convincing defense than that of Mourinho in 2015-16, even though missing the Champions League all seasons is not something that pleases the owner and throughout the season, fairy tune to be excused. "After two years, the club knows me very well," he said after defeating Manchester United Mourinho in the final of the FA Cup. "I can not change."

His departure could be seen as an acknowledgment that the club achieves this, just as Sarri could be considered a subtle change of direction by Chelsea. Although the usual whine of Conte became a pain, he was simply articulating what has become increasingly evident in recent years: that even Chelsea can not match Manchester City for money. Or, it seems, for a managerial contribution of the kind that brings major trophies and attracts the best players. It was Chelsea's formula for instant success ten years ago, but it has never brought continuity as the city begins to reach.

Pep Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension and should he see it? his previous clubs suggest that he will – he will have spent five years in Manchester.

Chelsea's last five-year manager was Dave Sexton, who replaced Tommy Docherty, who was just as resilient. Chelsea has been on the rise and fall of divisions since the 1960s, of course, becoming in the process a synonym of infuriating incoherence, but the fact is that Manchester City too. If Guardiola remains five years, he will be the first director of the city since Tony Book, and before him Joe Mercer.

The two clubs with the most eye-catching financial support in recent years seem to have it common, but in their new city, the city has always had a plan that they have been diligent and patience to carry out their project. Chelsea, who is not helped by friction between players and some of the managers, continues to follow Ken Bates' training.

Sarri may not have led Napoli to the title but he rejuvenated his hometown club, managed to play more attacking football than Rafael Benítez and was elected Italian coach of the year last season. All of these things should commend him to Chelsea, as well as the fact that although he initially signed for a single season in Naples, he ended with an overtime until 2020.

Obviously, this is n & rsquo; It's not market – that's football after all – but after the disappointments of recent seasons, there could be worse things to expect for Chelsea than being Napoli at Juventus Manchester City. As Jürgen Klopp has proved in Liverpool, a charismatic and positive manager capable of generating the love of players and supporters can go a long way in a club.