BAKU (Reuters) - When Chelsea meet Arsenal in the Europa League final on the shores of the Caspian Sea on Wednesday, it might be coach Maurizio Sarri's last match in charge despite what appears as a solid first year at Stamford Bridge.
Under the Italian, Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League next season and reached the final of the domestic League Cup before losing in a penalty shootout against Manchester City.
Yet it is Sarri who seems to be on the shakier ground, not least because of Chelsea's record of hiring and firing managers – a dozen, including interim coaches, have come and gone since Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003. Some Chelsea fans have been very direct in their criticisms of Sarri's tactics and have made it clear to the club’s hierarchy who they would prefer in the dugout next season by chanting the name of former midfield hero Frank Lampard.
"I think we had a good season with a lot of problems, of course. We lost two or three matches very badly but we had a good season in the end." Arsenal's strike force of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette will fancy their chances against Chelsea's often shaky defence, which will be missing the injured Toni Rudiger.
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