**** it, no, the manager MUST win the league or Roman sacks em. Not even top 4 is good enough.
When was the last time a Full time Chelsea manager (ie not Caretaker or Interim) DIDN'T win the league and kept his job?
Ranieiri in 2004 got sacked (2nd)
Mourinho in 2007 got sacked (2nd) (though he at least got to start the 07/08 season)
Grant in 2008 (2nd) got sacked
Ancelotti in 2011 got sacked (2nd)
Scolari and AVB were pants granted and didnt even get a whole season and were sacked.
The last time a Chelsea manager failed to win the league and kept his job for the entirety of the following season was Ranieiri in 2003.
13 years! Basically if you don't win the league EVERY year, you are sacked.
What kind of bullshit is that?