It was just an aside by Carlo Ancelotti, a remark lobbed into a discussion about the stresses of international management compared to club strains.
Chelsea’s personable manager argued that he might change “if in the future I train the [Italian] national team’’. Not for a while. Please. The Azzurri can wait.
The Blues are going places under Ancelotti, preferably Wembley on May 28 for the Champions League final. Through his engaging character, and shrewd tinkering of the team, Ancelotti has made Chelsea a delight to watch.
They are winning in style. And more cost-effectively. Chelsea has knocked more than £400,000 a week off their wage bill with the summer’s departures of Michael Ballack, Deco, Ricardo Carvalho and Joe Cole.
While revelling in the first team’s success, the club are also excited about the progress of some of their youngsters, particularly defender Nat Chalobah.
Only 15, Chalobah is captain of England’s Under-17s and made his debut for Chelsea reserves last week, giving a mature, disciplined performance as the holding midfielder in a 1-1 draw against Everton.
Attractive first team, newly sensible fiscal policies and English tyros pushing through: Chelsea is in danger of becoming a model club.
Increasingly mindful of its members’ public image, the League Managers Association currently conducts “an in-depth study into the technical area’’.
The LMA wants to know whether managers would prefer a broader view from a calmer vantage point up in the gods (as many rugby union coaches do).
Any move 'upstairs’ for Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and David Moyes should be resisted. Part of the match-day drama is provided by the vivid sight of managers patrolling the dugout, occasionally exchanging pleasantries or barbs with their counterparts. Television loves it, fans enjoy it.
Most managers are usually sporting to each other at the final whistle, their handshake being a welcome sign of respect. Putting managers up in the stands would lose that special moment.
Chelsea’s personable manager argued that he might change “if in the future I train the [Italian] national team’’. Not for a while. Please. The Azzurri can wait.
The Blues are going places under Ancelotti, preferably Wembley on May 28 for the Champions League final. Through his engaging character, and shrewd tinkering of the team, Ancelotti has made Chelsea a delight to watch.
They are winning in style. And more cost-effectively. Chelsea has knocked more than £400,000 a week off their wage bill with the summer’s departures of Michael Ballack, Deco, Ricardo Carvalho and Joe Cole.
While revelling in the first team’s success, the club are also excited about the progress of some of their youngsters, particularly defender Nat Chalobah.
Only 15, Chalobah is captain of England’s Under-17s and made his debut for Chelsea reserves last week, giving a mature, disciplined performance as the holding midfielder in a 1-1 draw against Everton.
Attractive first team, newly sensible fiscal policies and English tyros pushing through: Chelsea is in danger of becoming a model club.
Increasingly mindful of its members’ public image, the League Managers Association currently conducts “an in-depth study into the technical area’’.
The LMA wants to know whether managers would prefer a broader view from a calmer vantage point up in the gods (as many rugby union coaches do).
Any move 'upstairs’ for Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and David Moyes should be resisted. Part of the match-day drama is provided by the vivid sight of managers patrolling the dugout, occasionally exchanging pleasantries or barbs with their counterparts. Television loves it, fans enjoy it.
Most managers are usually sporting to each other at the final whistle, their handshake being a welcome sign of respect. Putting managers up in the stands would lose that special moment.
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