Chelsea suffered a shock 4-0 away defeat at the hands of Bournemouth this week as Sarri’s men slipped out of the top four.
The Blues have played with a lack of fire as of late, losing their last two league matches despite reaching the League Cup final after beating Tottenham on penalties.
Liverpool legend Carragher claimed in his latest column for The Telegraph that Sarri is
“doomed” due his sides poor performances and results combined with Chelsea’s history of firing managers.
Carragher said: “Maurizio Sarri looks to be on thin ice at Chelsea. It has already reached the point where it would be surprising if he is in charge at Stamford Bridge next season.
“That would be ridiculous anywhere else. Not at Chelsea. They are the epitome of Premier League ruthlessness, sacking managers after their first poor run.
“Given recent results, performances and Sarri’s public comments, history tells us the Italian should worry.
“His first year in England is becoming reminiscent of that of Luiz Felipe Scolari and Andre Villas-Boas rather than Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.
“Of Roman Abramovich’s appointments, only Villas-Boas won fewer points than Sarri in his first 24 league games.
“The 4-0 defeat to Bournemouth is a result where you need to double-check it is real.
“You do not expect a club of Chelsea’s stature to capitulate so embarrassingly. It was their worst league defeat since 1996, fuelling the perception the players have downed tools.
The former England centre-back claimed Sarri’s refusal to switch things up could cost him his job.
“The best managers never change their ideals, but they fine-tune when they realise what their opponent is going to do.
“Sarri’s refusal to do so has contributed to the loss of trust in him.
“He needs to respond with strategy as much as words, so when you hear him say he may ‘not be able to motivate’ his players it sounds defeatist.”
Sarri has deployed a 4-3-3 formation this season with an emphasis on passing throughout his midfield – with Jorginho the spearhead for this.
The Chelsea boss has been questioned for not having N'Golo Kante play as a deep lying midfielder – and Carragher revealed he would switch to a 4-2-3-1 to resolve the Blues problems.
Carragher added: “The alteration I would make is a 4-2-3-1 system – which he has used rarely in his career – with N’Golo Kante returning to his most effective role alongside Jorginho.
“In his current position, Kante is just an average Premier League midfielder.”
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