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CARLO ANCELOTTI’S FUTURE
AT CHELSEA IN DOUBT
FOLLOWING DRAMATIC FA CUP
EXIT - REPORT
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20 Feb 2011 12:56:00
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti
is being tipped by The Daily Mail
for a Stamford Bridge exit
following a dramatic FA Cup
penalty defeat to Everton, which
leaves the Blues as credible
contenders in only one
competition this season – the
Champions League.
Ancelotti led Chelsea to the
Double last season, winning both
the Premier League and the FA
Cup, but thanks to recent horror
show form, his side have
dropped out of the title race and
yesterday crashed out of the FA
Cup.
With the Blues having spent big
money in January, but with new
record signing Fernando Torres
cup-tied following his
participation in the competition
for Liverpool, Ancelotti watched
his side slump to a penalty
shoot-out defeat by Everton,
Ashley Cole's miss putting what
could be the last nail in the
coffin of Ancelotti's Chelsea
tenure.
The Mail notes that Ancelotti has
himself admitted once results
start to falter, fans and critics
start looking at the manager –
and Chelsea have won a mere
seven of their last 21 games in
all competitions.
A first-ever Champions League
triumph looks to be the only
emergency exit for the former
AC Milan boss, but that seems
highly unlikely on the evidence
of Chelsea's performances both
on Monday against Fulham and
yesterday against Everton. The
team's malaise seems to have
stemmed from Ray Wilkins'
sudden exit last year.
As the light of his blue faith
begins to dim, media and
pundits have begun looking
towards his possible successor.
Current Real Madrid manager
Jose Mourinho has obviously
been linked with the post
following his burning desire to
reinstate his ‘special’ self at the
helm of English football, and a
recent spat with the Spanish
club ’s owners could well presage
one of the most high-profile
returns of all time, reckons The
Mail.
Former Netherlands manager
Marco Van Basten has also been
linked with the Stamford Bridge
post, and looks a likely contender
should Mourinho stay at Real.
The 46-year-old Dutchman is
young, and has been compared
to Barcelona ’s Josep Guardiola.
Chelsea have endured an awful
run of form since November,
which is surprising after they
got off to an outstanding start
to their title-defending
campaign.
Skipper John Terry announced
his delight when winning the
Double last season, claiming that
it had "hurt" to see Sir Alex
Ferguson ’s troops take the
Premier League title for three
years in a row before the Blues
managed to reclaim it.
However, it looks as though he
will have to endure similar pain
again this season.
Mourinho has reportedly been in
close contact with the Chelsea
players, attending their Monday
night derby with Fulham, and
has texted certain individuals
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