As Chelsea laboured to yet another defeat with a 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round elimination by Manchester United on Monday, howls of frustration broke out from the home supporters tired of coach Maurizio Sarri's familiar tactics.
Chelsea's loss of form has been so steep since their early-season promise that some supporters began to chant about their own coach facing being "sacked in the morning" just seven months after the Italian arrived at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have three important fixtures coming up - the second leg of their Europa League tie against Malmo of Sweden on Thursday, the League Cup final versus Manchester City on Sunday and next Wednesday's Premier League visit of Tottenham Hotspur.
But Sarri, whose sixth-placed team are a point behind United in fourth, said he was not feeling the pressure even at a club which has seen a dozen managers come and go in the 15 years since it was bought by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
"I was really very worried when I was in league two in Italy," he said. "Not now."
