Maurizio Sarri's nightmare spell at Chelsea harks back to the days of Jose Mourinho's disastrous second coming at Stamford Bridge, according to former midfielder Emmanuel Petit.
The Blues have not scored an away goal in 2019 while a run of three Premier League defeats in four games has seen them lose their place in the top four.
Given owner Roman Abramovich's tendency to move quickly to quell unrest on-the-field, Sarri's position is already under scrutiny.
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Mourinho was twice a victim of the Russian's itchy trigger finger, his second sacking coming after the club lost nine of their opening 16 matches of the 2015-16 campaign, after which many players had downed tools.