Former Chelsea defender Graeme Le Saux has hailed the management style of Carlo Ancelotti after leading the Blues to the double in his first season at the club.
Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup final win over Portsmouth on Saturday secured the Blues’ first league and cup double in their history, after they pipped Manchester United to the Premier League title for the first time in four years a week earlier.
After starting the season playing a diamond formation, Ancelotti reverted back to 4-3-3 midway through the campaign and Le Saux, who is now a club ambassador, believes the way the Italian allows his players to play with freedom is the key to his success.
"While money has a huge influence on who you can buy and what infrastructure you can put in, ultimately you still have to have the right leader, right attitude from the players and right values within the dressing room," Le Saux told the Press Association.
"There was a lot of uncertainty since Jose Mourinho left, and from that point of view, Ancelotti has come in and really got the spirit right.
"Dealing with all of those individual characters is hard; to get them all to play for the common good is a tough job.
"To do that in his first year and to win the first double in the club's history is a huge achievement.
"Having spent time around the players and the training ground, seeing how they are with him and his staff, there is a really relaxed, but focused attitude.
"There is calmness about him, he is very assured as a coach.
"The players feel like they have a freedom to express themselves and that is what players and the fans want."
Saturday’s 1-0 FA Cup final win over Portsmouth on Saturday secured the Blues’ first league and cup double in their history, after they pipped Manchester United to the Premier League title for the first time in four years a week earlier.
After starting the season playing a diamond formation, Ancelotti reverted back to 4-3-3 midway through the campaign and Le Saux, who is now a club ambassador, believes the way the Italian allows his players to play with freedom is the key to his success.
"While money has a huge influence on who you can buy and what infrastructure you can put in, ultimately you still have to have the right leader, right attitude from the players and right values within the dressing room," Le Saux told the Press Association.
"There was a lot of uncertainty since Jose Mourinho left, and from that point of view, Ancelotti has come in and really got the spirit right.
"Dealing with all of those individual characters is hard; to get them all to play for the common good is a tough job.
"To do that in his first year and to win the first double in the club's history is a huge achievement.
"Having spent time around the players and the training ground, seeing how they are with him and his staff, there is a really relaxed, but focused attitude.
"There is calmness about him, he is very assured as a coach.
"The players feel like they have a freedom to express themselves and that is what players and the fans want."
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