Desailly - "Ancelotti can turn things round!"

Always one to speak out about Chelsea when they are in the spotlight, Marcel Desailly has come to the defence of Carlo Ancelotti and believes that Chelsea and Roman Abramovich need to rally round the Italian. He said

“Don’t tell me that Carlo Ancelotti is not the man to solve these problems that Chelsea are having. Two months ago he was the best coach in the world. Of course Chelsea should not sack him after a few bad results. This is a long-term job that they have there. It is not just about this year, but next year as well.

Nobody knows that better than Carlo. The supporters have really enjoyed the football that his team have been playing.

Of course there is pressure on Carlo. But it is pressure that he puts on himself, because he wants to deliver. He wants to win things more than anybody else.

I believe the club has consideration for him. They know the problems he is facing. Why change the manager now? The whole squad is dedicated to Carlo right now. It would be tearing the whole thing apart. These players have had five different managers under Abramovich. If you change again you would only cause more problems. He can turn things around.”

He has some good points there and is exactly what we are thinking ourselves anyway. I have said earlier this week that Carlo will turn it round and I stick by that.

However, if we lose to Spurs tomorrow, the pressure will continue to mount on our Manager!.

KTBFFH