Ranieri commends Carlo Ancelotti; Ancelotti reveals Blues need 13 wins to retain Premier League crown
Claudio Ranieri praises Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho
AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 manager when
Roman Abramovich took over and was replaced with Jose Mourinho. However, the Roma coach had no hard feelings. He said about Mourinho, “He's a great coach, a great communicator and has an incredible force in the locker room to push through his ideas. He's a
great, believe me. Everything else is just talk.”
When asked about Ancelotti, Ranieri said he would be honoured to be replaced by a coach like the former AC Milan boss, who is currently having a difficult time at Stamford Bridge. Despite Abramovich confirming that he planned to
stick with Ancelotti, there is talk going around that the Italian will be leaving soon. “The coach I most like and I have most esteem for is Ancelotti. I hear that he could replace me. I would be happy with that! I'd meet him at the airport!” said Ranieri,
in a somewhat exaggerated statement.
Ancelotti: 13 wins to retain Premier League title
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti revealed that his side had to win at least 13 matches out of the remaining 16 if they wanted to have chance to defend the Premier League title. Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United are currently in
the lead, 10 points ahead of the Blues, with a game in hand. The Italian manager believed his side had to beat the so far unbeaten Red Devils at home and away, as well as emerge victorious over Manchester City and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge to ensure them
a return to the title race.
Ancelotti was confident Manchester United would not be able to maintain an unbeaten record this season and maintained his side had to win the upcoming important fixtures. “I think it's impossible because if we want to come back
to fight for the title we have to beat Man United. We have to win these games. That is the key to come back to win the title. We have to play twice against Man United; we have to play Man City, Tottenham, and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809,” he said, while speaking to reporters.
Ancelotti is aware that there is no room for error in the upcoming fixtures, which will decide his future along with the club’s. There have been talks suggesting that the Italian might be on his way out if Chelsea suffer a major
defeat, especially if they suffer a knockout in either the Champions League or the FA Cup. The cup competitions are still a possibility, but for now the Blues should remain realistic and focus on finishing in the top four of the English Premier League table,
which would earn them a place in the European competition next season.
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