Speaking ahead of what is believed to be his final game in charge of Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti insists he will not fight to keep his position and believes that he has done a good job at Stamford Bridge.

The Italian has managed the Blues for two seasons and won the fans over after the historic Premier League and FA Cup double winning campaign last year, but this season has been a tough one for the former champions and it’s a minor miracle that a team that performed so badly for so long managed to finish in second place.

Ancelotti said:

“I don’t want to ‘fight’ to keep my job.

“The club have to judge two years of my job. If they think that my job was good for this club, I will stay. If they think that my job was not so good, I will have to go.”

He added:

“I’m not ‘desperate’ to keep this job. It’s not my decision.

“My desire is to stay here because I feel happy here. I continue to feel good here. I love this atmosphere and the training ground.

“The people who are working around me are very honest and professional. I think, together, we did a good job.”

(Setanta)

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has never allowed a manager that hasn’t won a trophy to keep his job before, but despite what many people say and the media report, Ancelotti isn’t getting sacked because he hasn’t won anything. The speculation over his future has been around for months and it seems as though the writing was on the wall even whilst we were still competing for the league, FA Cup and Champions League.

The manager issue has been one that has split fans and been debated for some time now, with the pro Carlo lot pointing towards the double win and the need for stability, and those who do not think Ancelotti is the right man to see the club through in the long-term and argue that this season has shown him up for his tactical weakness, failure to motivate his staff and his irritating preference for like-for-like substitute changes.

Of course, the double we’re all forever thankful for the double win and stability would be nice, but I do not think that he’s the man to provide it and his words do not exactly instil me with confidence.

I also wasn’t much of a fan of what he did at AC Milan and the thought of a future of signings like Massimo Ambrosini and Andrea Pirlo doesn’t bear thinking about. Some say that we’re in a period of transition, is it wise to see it through with a man who has a history of favouring old heads and seems reluctant to change? But there’s plenty that needs work, not just the manager and/or the squad, but the scouting network needs an overhaul (these networks will become import as clubs have to abide by UEFA’s new financial rules) and there has been one too many horror stories about the medical staff for my liking…they completely missed Yossi Benayoun’s injury, which was discovered whilst he was on international duty, for instance.

On the point of stability (or lack of it) at Chelsea, we have often been criticised for our ‘revolving door’ policy and it has not always worked well for us, but when you win three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, two League Cups, two Community Shields – it’s perhaps not as detrimental as is made out, especially as we have only finished outside the top two once since Abramovich became owner of the club and also reached our first ever Champions League final in this time. Would be nice to have someone around long-term, of course, but it is certainly food for thought.

Do you think Carlo should stay or go? If he does, then good luck to him and I hope he’s remembered for the double winning campaign rather than the rollercoaster season, which we’re now approaching the end of.

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