Antonio Conte has been "a target like a pigeon" at Chelsea this season, according to Alessio Tacchinardi, who believes the manager's treatment could lead him to "sink into depression".
The Italian led Chelsea to the Premier League title in his first campaign in charge at Stamford Bridge, but now faces a battle to secure Champions League qualification with the Blues fifth in the Premier League, five points behind Tottenham.
Conte has regularly been critical of Chelsea's transfer policy this season and Tacchinardi sided with his former Juventus and Italy team-mate in an apparent ongoing fight against the Stamford Bridge board.