4 reasons why Chelsea must sack Maurizio Sarri immediately

#1 He does not have the pedigree to back him up

Sarri has not won a major managerial trophy

Everybody in all walks of life no matter how excellent has a moment or two when they struggle to perform at their usual standards and football is no exception.

This applies to both players and managers, as history is littered with examples of those who failed to hit the heights expected.

However, this is where pedigree and past achievements of such players or managers come to the fore, as despite their struggles, there is always the underlying feeling that they could hit top form once again and get going again judging by their previous antecedents.

It is the reason why Jose Mourinho was hired by Manchester United (even though it backfired) and why the Portuguese manager is still being linked with a host of high profile jobs despite his recent failures at Chelsea and Real Madrid.

It is also the reason why Atletico Madrid signed Morata despite current form suggesting otherwise.

A certain Pep Guardiola for all of his tactical brilliance and impressive resume also struggled to translate his ideas to the Premier League, with his first season at Manchester City ending in disaster.

The City hierarchy, however, gave the Catalan time and this decision has proved to be a masterstroke as the Citizens are now undisputed heavyweights in the Premier League.

The Pep example is one which sympathizers use as a yardstick to plead for more time for Sarri to get his methods to work, but those with this school of thought are forgetting a fundamental factor - pedigree.

Whereas Guardiola came into the Premier League with a resume of over 20 major managerial honors won and a reputation of being arguably the best manager of the last decade, Sarri has only 'beautiful football' and a second-place finish with Napoli to show for all his efforts.

Judging by previous antecedents or lack of, there is almost no guarantee that Sarri's methods will work at Chelsea as he is quite simply not a winner and as such, leaving him in the managerial role would be a risk too great to take considering the quality of opposition The Blues face in the Premier League.