Liam Rosenior is under increasing pressure as Chelsea head coach.
Despite the 41-year-old only being in the Stamford Bridge hotseat for just over four months, his back is against the wall following a disappointment transition from Enzo Maresca.
Not only have Chelsea lost all of their last three Premier League matches, but they've done so without managing to score a single goal. Combined with their pathetic Champions League exit at the hands of PSG, it is clear the side are well off where they should be.
And Sunday's game against Manchester City — a fixture that saw the Blues dealt another 3-0 hammering — highlighted Rosenior and his side's fragile mentality.
Liam Rosenior admits time is against him at Chelsea
Although they were playing at home, Chelsea were poor against Manchester City. Several players, including Moises Caicedo, failed to turn up with the attackers equally invisible.
With their chances of finishing inside the top four now slim-to-none, everything rests on the FA Cup ahead of their semi final against Leeds United later this month, but Rosenior, who spoke to Sky Sports after his side's latest defeat, knows even a showpiece final at Wembley may not be enough to save his job.
"I need to win in this moment. This is a huge football club. When I first came, I never asked for a lot of time because I understand this club. I understand the traditions and the history of this club. I would like to have that time.
I'm confident that in that time, you can create something very, very special within the time that it takes, which even someone as experienced as Pep [Guardiola] or Jurgen Klopp when he won the titles he did at Liverpool, they had a year to sort things out. I've come in January.
It's not an excuse. It's a reality. I need to win in the now. And that's what I'll be focused on."
This is the first time fans have heard Rosenior speak openly about the prospect of losing his job.
Up until now, the former Hull City defender has been overly optimistic, and, at times, a little disillusioned. His thoughts seem to have changed to a more realistic outlook, though.
Next six weeks will decide Rosenior's future
While hopes of a top four finish are all but gone, everything will rest on how the team performs from now until the end of the season.
There will also be further scrutiny over Rosenior's handling of Enzo Fernandez after the midfielder was dropped for two games for comments he made while on international duty.
Regardless of how the next six weeks unfold and if the club decide to sell Fernandez in the summer, Rosenior is right.
Managers don't get much time to get things right at Chelsea, and should the fans turn too, surely it will only be a matter of time before the former Strasbourg boss is moved on.