The Ancelotti Thread

[neel 257]

this motivation thing is very much overrated to me. these bunch of players never won European glory. Now they are in QF . If this alone can not motivate them then I dont know what else can do.

[Madmax 9,219]

this motivation thing is very much overrated to me. these bunch of players never won European glory. Now they are in QF . If this alone can not motivate them then I dont know what else can do.

Same. Do 30 year olds really need to be told *eyebrow* 'Hey get your peckers up for this one, big game, important moment *eyebrow*

[DYC. 7,542]

this motivation thing is very much overrated to me. these bunch of players never won European glory. Now they are in QF . If this alone can not motivate them then I dont know what else can do.

You mean to tell me you think Mourinho's biggest strength as a manager is overrated? I disagree with you then.

And why do you think there's always this big speech from the coach to get his players all hyped up and excited in those sports movies?

[neel 257]

You mean to tell me you think Mourinho's biggest strength as a manager is overrated? I disagree with you then.

You are talking about team discipline , a firm game strategy.

And why do you think there's always this big speech from the coach to get his players all hyped up and excited in those sports movies?

So do you think Carlo would deliver a big speech in his italian english and player like Luiz and ramires would be hyped up and excited?

[spuz 143]

Fergie is another good motivator,but if people want to overlook it then fair enough.

[eldo 868]

You know somebody who was under the tutelage of Mourinho will have something about him.

I doubt Ancelotti would have led Porto to the league title with 5 weeks to spare and to the semis of the Europa league.

No, Mourinho has nothing to do with Villas-Boas success.

If the league was as weak as last year and we had such an easy run the FA Cup then I think he would have.

Ancelotti is ordinary in every sense.

You could say the same for United this season and if they won it the last season.

Fergie is another good motivator,but if people want to overlook it then fair enough.

If making fun of Berbatov is motivation then fair enough. They are scared of him.

[Madmax 9,219]

And why do you think there's always this big speech from the coach to get his players all hyped up and excited in those sports movies?

You answered it yourself. Because they're movies.

[spuz 143]

.If making fun of Berbatov is motivation then fair enough. They are scared of him.

Still a good motivator though.

[Peace. 4,352]

We still have 7 games to play. He should take those games as a chance to show us that he deserves to stay, ie that he can play youths, can rotate the team, can play with a defined style and can motivate his players.

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Frank Leboeuf believes Chelsea need to give Carlo Ancelotti a chance to build lasting success at Stamford Bridge.

The former Blues defender admitted that the Italian will need to make changes to personal this summer if they want to be competitive next season though.

Chelsea lost 2-1 to Manchester United last night in the Champions League quarter-final second leg and has been heavily criticised for his decision to play Fernando Torres instead of Didier Drogba at the start of the game.

Speaking to the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast, Leboeuf said: “You have to accept that you play against a team that is better than you, they can beat you.

“This season Man United are a better team than Chelsea. I think Chelsea will need some changes at the end of the year if they want to be competitive next season.”

When asked whether he thought Carlo Ancelotti will be sacked for Chelsea’s performances this season, Lebeouf went on to say : “I’m not sure about that.

“Ancelotti won the double last year and although this season he won’t win anything, I don’t think he is completely responsible.

“You can find some mistakes like playing Torres instead of Drogba in last night’s game, but I think he’s a good coach and I think he’s done well.

“Sacking a coach or manager every time you have a result which goes against you is the biggest problem, they have to settle down and find someone who can stay for a couple of years and build something. I don’t think we give enough time to the coach.”

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It is easiest to blame the coach. Jose also went after the failure, now they all want him back. So it will be with Ancelotti if he left. And I do not want that. Frank rights, we must have patience and not to fire the manager after a poor season. Chelsea in the period when the skeleton crew began to pass, and they need replacement. In the summer, I think Ancelotti should work on the transfer market and he proved, acquisitions Luis and Ramires, even the same Benayoun, he makes a good acquisition. And for Torres Chelsea career will begin next season. And then it will be possible to judge whether it is a good buy, or a failure.

[cfc-meleady 192]

Pathetic choice of starting line up from Carlo week in week out.

No ideas how to mix it up at all.

Restorts to the same subs all the time (Shit ones).

Giving youth zero chance what so ever.

No motivation in the squad.

Bring back Guus Hiddink!

[Madmax 9,219]

It is easiest to blame the coach. Jose also went after the failure, now they all want him back. So it will be with Ancelotti if he left. And I do not want that. Frank rights, we must have patience and not to fire the manager after a poor season. Chelsea in the period when the skeleton crew began to pass, and they need replacement. In the summer, I think Ancelotti should work on the transfer market and he proved, acquisitions Luis and Ramires, even the same Benayoun, he makes a good acquisition. And for Torres Chelsea career will begin next season. And then it will be possible to judge whether it is a good buy, or a failure.

:goodpost:

Thank you.

[cfc-meleady 192]

It is easiest to blame the coach. Jose also went after the failure, now they all want him back. So it will be with Ancelotti if he left.

I doubt you will have people outside the ground protesting if Carlo got the sack.

[DYC. 7,542]

You are talking about team discipline , a firm game strategy.

No I'm not talking about that. Mourinho has the ability to get the best out of his players, to make them feel like they're the best in the world and like they're invincible.

So do you think Carlo would deliver a big speech in his italian english and player like Luiz and ramires would be hyped up and excited?

I have no idea.

[Fulham Broadway 17,314]

At the end of the day you can play fantasyfootball manager till the cows come home but its what Abramovich does and interferes with that matters.

To those who want Ancelotti sacked, Is it really a tenable way to run a club by sacking the manager every other season because he fails the win the most difficult competition there is to win in club football? Sure, Real Madrid do it, but they're a special case in every way.

Remember, we're still recovering from the self-inflicted wound of the club hierarchy driving out Mourinho. That was the original act of idiotic hubris, based in part on the fact that Mourinho failed to win the CL for us in only 3 attempts (though it didn't take him long to win it once he found pastures new). Abramovich IS obsessed with winning the CL, and it isn't doing us any favours.

Secondly, sacking Ancelotti only begins to make sense if you replace him with someone better. Well, who's it gonna be? I don't exactly see a glittering array of candidates on the horizon. Hiddink is the only one who might be feasible, and arguably an improvement. Apart from him, who's left? Rijkaard? O'Neill??? We'll never bring Mourinho back -- that would be tantamount to the men at the top admitting their colossal blunder, and their egos will never permit that.

So, is yet another spin of the managerial merry-go-round really the way to go? Or do we try something different and let the man who won a measly double last season at his first attempt have just a little more time?"

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

Been thinking about it all day and yes he needs to go at the end of th season. Sure he had a small squad to work with but he also refused to use any of the good alternatives to the starting eleven like Kakuta and Sturridge. His two trophies last year does not make him safe after a season with none and I am sure he won't be here at the start of the next season.

Still not sure of what alternatives we got though but I sure wouldn't mind seeing Guus Hiddink back, something which I think could very likely be reality, but we might as well wait for the end of the season to speculate about that and see what managers becomes available.

[BLionheart 516]

. You'd blame him for precisely that decision if we'd go on to lose. Truth is he's been in a damned if he does, damned if he doesn't position all season long.

Exactly , am i the only one who gets the feeling that carlo plays his game and chooses his players based on that , he is too afraid of being damned that i always get the feeling that he puts out the formation that he thinks won't get him damned .

Imagine yourself saying that about Mouriho or Fergie , they will say fuck off as they don't care about the media and being damned , they will do what they think is right .

Carlo is not a big personality and he should leave ASAP , bring a new manager for the next 2 month and let him get familiar in those months and he will have the summe to prepare for next season , it's not like we are fighting for anything because sadly we have already lost all of our fights

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Surely people have to appreciate his job was made that much difficult with the (non) availability of options in the small squad? People say you need wingers but who's he going to put on when we don't have wingers? Bench Lampard, but play who exactly? Josh the 17 year old? Against weak opposition -yes it's possible; but against the big boys? Throw the boy in at the deep end and hope for the best? Don't kid me. It's easy to say that in hindsight when emotions are high but find me someone who'd rather wake up on the day of a big game and be happy to see Josh there instead of Lampard. You'd blame him for precisely that decision if we'd go on to lose. Truth is he's been in a damned if he does, damned if he doesn't position all season long. There's no fucking way Sturridge, Bruma and Kakuta should've been loaned out though.

The genesis for this season's woes was laid in not replacing the summer exodus - FACT.

You make good points but I'd like to bring that post back to your first line.

I blame Ancelotti more than anyone for failure to recognise the limitations of the squad we entered the season into. Multiple reports of him wanting to have kept the likes of Ballack but not being strong enough to appeal that decision. I agree with the releasing of players we made, however failure to replace has to be put on Carlo. At the end of the day it's his job to make sure we have the best squad in the league, a squad he can get the best out of, a squad that can adapt to his tactics and formations not the other way round. I'm not on a hunting mission for Carlo in this post. I'm simply saying the responsibility lies with him about the squad he took into this season.

I don't think anyone can make the youth argument either. Sturridge, Bruma, Van Aanholt & Kakuta all ended up going on loan spells, those were supposed be the same group of youth that were to be featured this season. If the likes of Liverpool (Steve Clarke) can bring young players like Kelly, Spearing & Flanagan, I don't see why we couldn't have done the same, especially in the Premier League when hope was lost for the title.

Once again, I have to emphasis this post is not about calling for Carlo's head. Simply to highlight his mistake at the beginning of the season..

[DYC. 7,542]

You answered it yourself. Because they're movies.

I disagree.

For example, we are now looking at the worst Man Utd side in years yet they always perform when they need to and always perform in big matches. They might not always win but they are never out of the game until the final whistle. Ferguson must have something to do with that.

[Peace. 4,352]

To those who want Ancelotti sacked, Is it really a tenable way to run a club by sacking the manager every other season because he fails the win the most difficult competition there is to win in club football? Sure, Real Madrid do it, but they're a special case in every way.

It isn't the real problem. I don't remeber to have seen people here who want to sack Ancelotti because he failed to win the Champions League, or any other silverwares... No, in my case I want him leaves because of the reasons mentioned below. That's why I think he should use our 7 remaining games to show us he can fix his flaws.

Pathetic choice of starting line up from Carlo week in week out.

No ideas how to mix it up at all.

Restorts to the same subs all the time (Shit ones).

Giving youth zero chance what so ever.

No motivation in the squad.