http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 Di Matteo revealed that he has set his sight on Champions League this season, and maintained that he is not concerned of what happens to him at the end of the season.
The Italian was made the interim manager of the Blues till the end of the season, after former manager Andre Villas-Boas was sacked by the club’s owner, Roman Abramovich in March.
The 41 year old mentioned that he won’t be distracted by the prospects of becoming the permanent manager at Stamford Bridge, and said that his focus at the moment was to guide the Blues to the semi-final in the UEFA Champions League.
"What’s important is that on Wednesday we qualify for the next round of the Champions League.”
"We won and got three points and we’ve got some points back on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429. No, no I don’t think about the future, honestly."
Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-2 at Villa Park on Saturday, which kept the Blues at the fifth place in the league table. So far under Di Matteo’s management, the Stamford Bridge side have won 6 matches out of their eight and remain in contention
for a top four finish in the league.
When asked about the Blue’s performance under their former Portuguese manager, the Italian refused to give any comments, and stressed the need for Chelsea to move on.
"I don’t want to talk about the past; that is something that has been done and dusted. We can only look forward.”
Despite the Blues resurgence in the last couple of games, Di Matteo admitted that there was still a lot of work to be done, as they find themselves in a difficult position in the league, currently trailing fourth placed Tottenham Hotspur
by 5 points.
"I am pleased with the attitude of the players, they have shown great character as well; we are in this difficult situation, the season has proved difficult for us and we are just trying to win our games now."
Di Matteo also heaped praise on his 50 million pound striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 and was relieved that the Spaniard is back on form once again.
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