Andre Villas-Boas is on "a knife edge" and "the noose is tightening," according to reports after Chelsea lost 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen, leaving their Champions League qualification hopes in the balance.
Of course, it is totally ridiculous to even think about sacking a manager after 12 league games. It would be like sacking a manager whose team finished in second place a season after winning the double. Oh hang on . . . that's what Roman Abramovich did to Carlo Ancelotti.
Chelsea has lost four of its last seven matches, and while "sources" say the Russian billionaire remains supportive of AVB, his record of six managers in eight years has made Abramovich the compensation king of English football.