Carlo Ancelotti suggested his Chelsea side have finally given Roman Abramovich the football he has always craved.
Ancelotti’s Blues travel across London to Upton Park on Saturday looking to extend their goal glut at the expense of former boss Avram Grant’s basement dwellers.
Since Chelsea went on their seven-goal rampage against Stoke in April, they have scored 31 times without reply in six full games, with 14 in their opening three matches of the new campaign.
The attacking philosophy Ancelotti always claimed he wanted to introduce is in stark contrast with the win-at-all-costs mantra under Jose Mourinho that eventually did not prove enough to satisfy the Stamford Bridge owner.
While Ancelotti admitted he has been able to build on the foundations of the winning machine bequeathed by Mourinho and also immediate predecessor Guus Hiddink, the Italian believes his side is exactly what the Russian billionaire was always looking for.
Ancelotti said: “Chelsea showed their personality before I arrived here.
“They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League five times and that doesn’t happen unless a club has character.
“We have a clear identity to play with now. The identity to play in the way we want to do. We’ve shown that with possession, attacking football, maintaining balance during the game.
“This was our aim before the start of the season.
“Roman is not here a lot, although he came to Cobham to see us two weeks ago. I think he’s happy. He’s happy to see his team play good football.” Ancelotti’s style and personality is utterly different to that of Mourinho, even if the pair has not called a truce to their long-standing war of words.
Ancelotti’s Blues travel across London to Upton Park on Saturday looking to extend their goal glut at the expense of former boss Avram Grant’s basement dwellers.
Since Chelsea went on their seven-goal rampage against Stoke in April, they have scored 31 times without reply in six full games, with 14 in their opening three matches of the new campaign.
The attacking philosophy Ancelotti always claimed he wanted to introduce is in stark contrast with the win-at-all-costs mantra under Jose Mourinho that eventually did not prove enough to satisfy the Stamford Bridge owner.
While Ancelotti admitted he has been able to build on the foundations of the winning machine bequeathed by Mourinho and also immediate predecessor Guus Hiddink, the Italian believes his side is exactly what the Russian billionaire was always looking for.
Ancelotti said: “Chelsea showed their personality before I arrived here.
“They reached the semi-finals of the Champions League five times and that doesn’t happen unless a club has character.
“We have a clear identity to play with now. The identity to play in the way we want to do. We’ve shown that with possession, attacking football, maintaining balance during the game.
“This was our aim before the start of the season.
“Roman is not here a lot, although he came to Cobham to see us two weeks ago. I think he’s happy. He’s happy to see his team play good football.” Ancelotti’s style and personality is utterly different to that of Mourinho, even if the pair has not called a truce to their long-standing war of words.
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