Carlo Ancelotti maintains faith in his players
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss Carlo Ancelotti insisted that his players still had the hunger in them to win silverware. The Chelsea squad is an ageing squad with little depth, which explains their recent slump. They have been showing signs of a revival but that will only
be confirmed after a couple of solid wins in all competitions.
This has been Chelsea’s worst season in over 15 years and Ancelotti’s reign this season was compared to that of Luiz Phillipe Scolari, right before the Brazilian manager was sacked. However, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has promised his support for Ancelotti
as long as the Italian manager can change things around and bring silverware to Stamford Bridge.
The sudden and unexpected departure of assistant coach Ray Wilkins was also thought to make an impact on the performance of the team. His exit coincided with injuries of key players and with no replacements to take their place; Ancelotti was left with very
little options. The poor run saw them give up their place at the top of the league and possibly the title race.
There have been questions regarding the fitness and ability of the current squad to repeat last season’s success. At one point or another the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Cole-c6809 have been absent because of either injury
or suspension. With the key players not present, the Blues have been in terrible form.
However, Ancelotti believes his side is capable of winning silverware and maintained the Blues did not lack motivation. He said while speaking to reporters, “Do you know what is the oldest team in the world? Inter Milan - 29.6 years average. Another question:
who was the winner of the Champions League last year? We are not the oldest because the oldest is http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567.”
The Italian manager was certain that if Inter Milan could win a treble with an ageing squad, his Blues could manage a few trophies as well. He was certain that with the right mindset and motivation his squad would be back to their winning ways. The optimistic
Italian even refused to rule out his side of the Premier League title race.
Ancelotti added, “I think so because when you win, the next desire after the victory is to win again. This was in my mind and in their mind.” The former AC Milan coach was certain that if his side could secure wins in the three to four upcoming matches they
could safely put their slump behind them and start focusing on winning trophies.
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