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Ancelotti diplomatic over Capello sacking Terry as England captain

Carlo Ancelotti has always been regarded as an uncontroversial manager and he showed his class yesterday hailing John Terry’s captaincy against Arsenal while not undermining Fabio Capello’s decision.
Speaking after the game Ancelotti said
“John is the perfect captain for Chelsea,” said Ancelotti.
“My captain has a fantastic attitude. He is doing very well in every game.
“It is [...]

Ancelotti: Chelsea have the advantage

Carlo Ancelotti believes a Chelsea victory on Sunday will make it very hard for Arsenal to recover ground in the title race.
The Italian saw his side move six points clear of the Gunners with Tuesday night’s draw at Hull City, with both sides having played 24 games. Manchester United separate us from our north London [...]

No Rooney equals no title for Man Utd

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is of the opinion that without Wayne Rooney Man Utd would find it very difficult to win the title.
In effect Ancelotti is calling Man Utd a one man team something that will not be missed by Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
“Without Rooney it would be difficult to win the league. [...]

Chelsea beating Man Utd was just a little step

While The Red Devils camp is fuming with anger over what they see as a bias by officials against them that cost them 3 points at the Bridge, it seems that the Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti is not at all bothered, and is focusing on keeping 5 points advantage Chelsea currently have over Man Utd.
 
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Transfer ban not important for Chelsea right now

Although it is still possible that CAS will still impose a transfer ban on Chelsea, the decision to temporarily lift it until a final decision is made left Chelsea’s boss Carlo Ancelotti happy enough. Chelsea can still have new signings in the winter, which will give them a chance to be ready for the worst [...]

Ancelotti: Chelsea can play better

Chelsea Italian boss Carlo Ancelotti knows his side must maintain the best of form in order to achieve something on the continental scene, and is hoping he can go one step further than Avram Grant who took the Blues to the CL final in Moscow 2 seasons ago.
 
So far,  Ancelotti managed to win both games [...]

Ancelotti not happy with Terry and Co

Carlo Ancelotti has expressed his disappointment over the way his side lost at Villa Park.
According to Ancelotti Chelsea’s defence needs to work on the way they defend against set-pieces.
Chelsea have conceded 8 goals in EPL to-date, and 6 of those have come from dreadful defending against set-pieces.
 
“I am disappointed because Chelsea played a good match. [...]

Terry believes that Ancelotti will win the Champions League for Chelsea

John Terry has expressed his belief that Chelsea can finally win the Champions League this season with the main reason being the new coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Terry said: “I think Italian managers are well-organised tactically. We do a lot on defending and working together as a team. If you look at the Milan team over the [...]

Chelsea up to old tricks, they may win the title now

Chelsea yesterday showed that they are back to their old ways and that can only be good news for their fans who are desperate to see the title back at Stamford Bridge.
When Chelsea were winning the Premiership they did it the ugly way, they turned diving in to an art form, they took chasing referees [...]

Can Aston Villa stop Ashley Young moving to Chelsea, Spurs or Man Utd?

It looks like their is a bidding war developing between Tottenham, Chelsea and Man Utd for the Aston Villa winger Ashley Young.
The Young-Player-of-the-Year last season has been consistently linked with these top clubs for some time now, and the reports that Martin O’Neill is trying to buy Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough has not helped the [...]