GIANFRANCO ZOLA admits Antonio Conte is not the same man we saw last season and reckons his fellow countryman is heading for the exit door at Stamford Bridge.
Conte romped to the Premier League title in his first year in England.
However, last season was a different story, finishing a whopping 30 points behind champions Manchester City and failing to qualify for the Champions League.
The Italian has cut a frustrated figure all year and moaned about the club’s recruitment during the last two transfer windows.
All the signs suggest he will be shown the door after the FA Cup final following a season of inconsistency on the pitch and turmoil off it.
And Zola reckons his fellow countryman’s days could be numbered in West London with club owner Roman Abramovich set to wield the axe yet again.
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Zola told talkSPORT: “It’s been a very long season for Antonio, he hasn’t been the Antonio we saw last year.
“At many times we saw his long face and it wasn’t good for him and it wasn’t good for the team.
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“I really hope something happens because I honestly have a high opinion of him as a coach, as well as a person.
“If you ask me, I really don’t know. I’m more likely to think he might leave.”
The Blues have the chance to salvage something from a disastrous season by winning the FA Cup against Manchester United.
“They’ve been doing some good things, but then all of a sudden it goes. Knowing the personality of the players and the manager, it’s been a strange thing to me.
“Everyone knows how important the game is tomorrow and what winning the trophy would mean, so I’m sure the players are focused on ending the season in the proper way.”
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