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The end of the match seems to be near for Maurizio Sarri in Chelsea – Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard would be the main candidates to replace him at Stamford Bridge.
After a 2-0 defeat of Manchester United in the FA Cup, Roman Abramovich will soon give up the services of Sarri, who after a strong start at Chelsea has revealed himself to be: a) an inflexible tactician unable to motivate his side or b ) victim of a half-successful experiment led by a club seeking to emulate Manchester City but without the hard work, foundations and financial investments.
Whatever the theory you believe, the message from the fans – and apparently from some of the players – is clear: it's time for someone else to try it out.
So we thought, as in our way, humbly offer our services to Abramovich by doing a little research of Football Manager to help him decide who should replace Sarri.
With the help of Football Manager 2019, we have given Zidane, Lampard and Diego Simeone, Abramovich's long-time favorite, the opportunity to manage Chelsea throughout the 2018-2019 campaign to see if someone can do a better job than Sarri has done so far. .
Zinedine Zidane
The moment when Abramovich fires a coach from Chelsea is usually the moment when the qualification of the Champions League becomes an unrealistic target. It was no wonder then that Zidane lost his job on March 2, after four successive losses in the league leaving Chelsea eight points behind Tottenham in fourth. .
Zidane's Chelsea has always felt like it's below the elite; bullies who could not hack the big matches. The season started with a 3-0 home defeat against the Spurs. In the first seven games, they have lost two more times: 1-0 against Liverpool and 4-0 against Manchester City.
Things have snowballed and Chelsea lost half of its first 12 Premier League games, putting pressure on Zidane's strangely tactical team.
Chelsea then won 28 points in 12 games, a sequence that restores confidence in the Zidane project … but even in this period, the Blues lost to Arsenal and Manchester United, reinforcing the theory that Zidane just did not the tactics needed to get noticed. the big clubs.
And then everything sank to dust. Amber, no-direction performances returned as Chelsea worked until February, losing every league match before a 2-1 defeat at Everton sealed his fate.
Diego Simeone
Finally, Chelsea was much harder to beat and, in the end, Simeone's extremely responsive football brought Chelsea into the Champions League.
But if Argentina had begun life more quickly at Stamford Bridge, he could have repeated the exploits of Antonio Conte. the Blues finished the season just four points behind the winner, Liverpool.
Simeone did the opposite with Sarri, scoring just 15 points on his first nine games before moving up for the rest of the campaign. After a series of 11 consecutive wins in February and March, Chelsea flew to the top of the table, but the ultimate results against the other Big Six clubs cost them the same price as Zidane.
Chelsea finished the season with a respectable score of 78 points, tipping in the FA Cup final against Liverpool and winning the Europa League by beating AC Milan on penalties after the 0-0 draw of Simeone.
The trajectory is clearly ascending, there is no doubt that the first season of Simeone was a great success.
Frank Lampard
This is a season in three acts for the choice of the people, Frank Lampard: a beginning mourinho that makes everyone dizzy, a collapse (different) in the middle, then a rebirth in the end.
Chelsea finished sixth without a trophy, but only eight points off Simeone's total with 70. Of course, Lampard is treated with more patience than Zidane – or Sarri – and at the end of the campaign, it seems that he Might just be screwed to the skin. .
With 12 games played in the Premier League, Chelsea has won nine and drawn three, and Lampard is the new Mourinho. After 17 games, they are at the top of the table and Lampard is the messiah.
But things have changed dramatically after Lampard won only three of the next 12 national matches, the low point being a March without a win in which Chelsea left the Europa League and FA Cup.
Zidane or Sarri are already gone by the time Lampard reaches the month of April, having not won a single league game since January, but his years of service give Frank a second chance.
Chelsea has only lost one of his last nine games and beat Man City 2-1 at Etihad on the last day. Lampard has taken a turn and the future is bright, or at least that's what everyone wants to believe.
By Alex Keble
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