Premier League - Ancelotti: decision is Milan's

Eurosport - Tue, 26 May 14:27:00 2009

Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, heavily linked with Chelsea, insists if the Rossoneri ask him to stay at the San Siro he will do so.

FOOTBALL Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti smokes a cigarette during the UEFA Cup match against Werder Bremen at San Siro. Ancelotti will be made to wait until after the last game of the season against Roma before his future is decided - 0

Speculation has been rife in Italy and England that Ancelotti will leave for the Blues in the summer, and he is set to sit down on Monday with the club directors to discuss his future.

However, he claims he is happy to remain in Milan as long as the club want him, adding that he has no plans to meet with Chelsea and club owner Roman Abramovich.

"My future will be much clearer for everyone after the meeting I will have with the Milan directors at the end of the season," said Ancelotti, whose current contract at the San Siro runs out next summer.

"The game against Fiorentina will not influence my choices or those of the club. It has zero impact on my future and only matters to get direct access to next season's Champions League.

"I don't have any meeting planned shortly with Abramovich. I have been learning English for two years and if the Milan directors ask me to stay, I will."

Milan are currently three points above Fiorentina in the standings but know that defeat against La Viola on Sunday would condemn them to the Champions League qualifying stages.

PA Sport

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  1. reading "bills" comment about glen hoddle as­ new manager.......can only think that dear old bill is­ slightly senile or dose not know diddly squat about­ football!!!! And the smoking italian should stay where­ he is.....bring back the "special" one or­ perhaps martin o niel.

    From Paul, on Thu 28 May 2:17PM
  2. Chris Coleman?
    Stuart Pearce?
    Dennis­ Wise?
    Poyet?

    Ancelotti? No Thnaks

    Guus Hiddink? Yes­ Please

    From BILL, on Tue 26 May 11:40PM
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    Glenn Hoddle as next Chelsea manager.

    From BILL, on Tue 26 May 11:29PM
  4. why dont chelsea sign guus up on a long term contract­ with a clause which releases him to take charge of his­ national team as required, russia dont play every­ week, then his assistant coach can take charge while he­ his away

    From Stephen H, on Tue 26 May 11:27PM
  5. List of managers we could­ get:
    Riijkard-NO!
    Mancini-NO!
    Van Basten-YES!
    He's­ Dutch. Him and Guus have similar tactics
    It's the­ Dutch way!

    From Kyriacos, on Tue 26 May 9:50PM
  6. bad reputation over last 4 years
    bad manager.
    bad­ decision making.
    william gallas got done for smoking so­ why can't he?
    he's rubbish.
    negative tactics.­
    doesn't suit chelsea
    up the chels.

    From Kyriacos, on Tue 26 May 9:48PM
  7. FOR THIS TIME Mark Hughes IS NOT THE RIGHT CHOICE,­ BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN RELAXED MODE, AND HE NEED MORE­ TENSIONAL EXPOSURE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE DEGREE OF­ SUCCESS AMBITIOUS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. WE NEED A COACH­ WITH CALM MODE AND AGE OF HUGHES BUT WITH 2-3 YEARS OR­ ABOVE OF UEFA OR CHAMPIONS TENSIONAL EXPOSURE. MOST­ IMPORTANT IS THE TYPE OF PLAYERS HE PREFER AND GAME­ TACTICS, GAME ATTACKING QUALITY AND DEFENCE SHOULD BE­ ASSESSED VERY WELL. A COACH CAN COME FROM PORTUGAL OR­ BUNDASLIGA, BUT WHO MEET OUR PRE DEFINED QUALITIES,­ ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO GUUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF­ WHERE HE ENDED.

    From king_of_leon_blues, on Tue 26 May 9:46PM
  8. Please Alan ( Shearer ), tell Ashley ( numpty ) to­ give Derek Llambias his­ marching orders. He is mates­ with Wise ( micey little c@@@ ), and they are­ both­ SCUM..................... We'll be back

    From SHAUN, on Tue 26 May 9:28PM
  9. Ancelotti is not the man for Chelsea full stop.

    They­ should either swallow their pride and beg Mourinho to­ come back, and next time allow him full control of the­ squad or do averything thy can to find a solution so­ that Huddink can continue in Role.

    Scolari ahd no­ European club management experience and was obviously­ the wrong choice,Gran steadied the ship after­ Mourinho's departure, but was very much suspected­ by the fans (and I suoectteh players too) in havig­ something to do with undermining Mourinho's­ position (lke he did with Harry Redknapp at Pompey) and­ like Scolari was unable to alter the outcome of a game­ by either changing tactics or using appropriate­ substitutions, both skills Mourinho and Huddink had in­ abundance.

    The only other foreign manager who might be­ acceptable would be Frank reykjard (scuse spelling if­ its wrong), once of Barcelona, however he also lost­ tthe confidence of the players there, and I should add­ is still remembered for some of his adverse comments­ made against Chelsea a couple of years ago, he is­ hardly likely to hearten him to the fans. Zola ? well­ much as he is loved by the club and the fans at Chelsea­ he really doesn't have enough experience of club­ management yet, perhaps in a few years he could be a­ good choice.

    Which leaves the best of the Brits. Hmmm­ nt a lot to choose from really is there ?

    Allerdyce ?­ No because his style of play would simply not be­ acceptable, then you have O'neill, Hughes and­ Moyes. Well I very much doubt if O'neill could be­ enticed out of Villa, where he seems ti get a lot of­ satisfaction in building for the future there. Moyes­ could ne a great choice, but he's won nothing as­ player or manager at the top level yet, bbut don't­ rule him out by any means.

    So that leaves one choice­ Mark Hughes, who I feel that just as he would be at Old­ Trafford, would be welcomed back with open arms by the­ fans at Chelsea who held him in vey high esteem during­ his playing period f

    From kim.whittaker, on Tue 26 May 8:43PM
  10. Ancelotti is not the man for Chelsea full stop.

    They­ should either swallow their pride and beg Mourinho to­ come back, and next time allow him full control of the­ squad or do averything thy can to find a solution so­ that Huddink can continue in Role.

    Scolari ahd no­ European club management experience and was obviously­ the wrong choice,Gran steadied the ship after­ Mourinho's departure, but was very much suspected­ by the fans (and I suoectteh players too) in havig­ something to do with undermining Mourinho's­ position (lke he did with Harry Redknapp at Pompey) and­ like Scolari was unable to alter the outcome of a game­ by either changing tactics or using appropriate­ substitutions, both skills Mourinho and Huddink had in­ abundance.

    The only other foreign manager who might be­ acceptable would be Frank reykjard (scuse spelling if­ its wrong), once of Barcelona, however he also lost­ tthe confidence of the players there, and I should add­ is still remembered for some of his adverse comments­ made against Chelsea a couple of years ago, he is­ hardly likely to hearten him to the fans. Zola ? well­ much as he is loved by the club and the fans at Chelsea­ he really doesn't have enough experience of club­ management yet, perhaps in a few years he could be a­ good choice.

    Which leaves the best of the Brits. Hmmm­ nt a lot to choose from really is there ?

    Allerdyce ?­ No because his style of play would simply not be­ acceptable, then you have O'neill, Hughes and­ Moyes. Well I very much doubt if O'neill could be­ enticed out of Villa, where he seems ti get a lot of­ satisfaction in building for the future there. Moyes­ could ne a great choice, but he's won nothing as­ player or manager at the top level yet, bbut don't­ rule him out by any means.

    So that leaves one choice­ Mark Hughes, who I feel that just as he would be at Old­ Trafford, would be welcomed back with open arms by the­ fans at Chelsea who held him in vey high esteem during­ his playing period f

    From kim.whittaker, on Tue 26 May 8:43PM
  11. he smokes i hate him

    From KEVIN, on Tue 26 May 8:39PM
  12. A LONG TERM CONTRACT SHOULD BE DONE AFTER ONE YEAR OF­ EVALUATION, BECAUSE PREMIERSHIP IS QUITE DIFFERENT, FOR­ ANY GOOD MANAGER TO GET THE SUCCESS WE WANT, ENGLAND­ TITLE WE CAN GET IT ANY TIME. WE WANT CHAMPS, EVEN­ MOURINHO FAILURE, AT LEAST GUUS SHOWED HE IS CAPABLE­ FOR THE WAY THE TEAM PLAYED, WITH CHANGING POSITIVE­ MODE, THERE ARE FEW PROBLEMS WITH GUUS, BUT HE NEEDED­ TIME FOR PERMANENT FIXATION, LIKE ROLE OF YOUNG­ PLAYERS, HOW TO GET SOME OF FIRST ELEVEN A REST. SO THE­ NEW MANAGER SHOULD CONTINUE WHERE GUUS ENDED, IT IS NOT­ NECESSARY TO HAVE A BIGGEST NAMED COACH, BUT ANY­ REPUTABLE COACH WHO SHOULD BALANCE BETWEEN QUALITATIVE­ ATTACKING GAME AND DEFENCE TIGHT MARKING AND ALSO THE­ COACH SHOULD GIVE CHANCE FOR OPINION ESPECIALLY ON HOW­ TO FINALISE THE SEASON, WE NEED TO GO STRAIGHT FOR­ CHAMPIONS, WE DON'T NEED TO PLAY KNOCK OUT WITH 2­ DAYS RESTED PLAYERS, MIDFIELD AND ATTACKIN OF PLAYERS­ SHOULD BE IN A FULL REST THE HIGH SPEED IS VERY­ IMPORTANT, SUBSTITUTE AT ANY INTERVAL OF THE GAME IS­ THE SOLUTION.

    From king_of_leon_blues, on Tue 26 May 6:36PM
  13. A LONG TERM CONTRACT SHOULD BE DONE AFTER ONE YEAR OF­ EVALUATION, BECAUSE PREMIERSHIP IS QUITE DIFFERENT, FOR­ ANY GOOD MANAGER TO GET THE SUCCESS WE WANT, ENGLAND­ TITLE WE CAN GET IT ANY TIME. WE WANT CHAMPS, EVEN­ MOURINHO FAILURE, AT LEAST GUUS SHOWED HE IS CAPABLE­ FOR THE WAY THE TEAM PLAYED, WITH CHANGING POSITIVE­ MODE, THERE ARE FEW PROBLEMS WITH GUUS, BUT HE NEEDED­ TIME FOR PERMANENT FIXATION, LIKE ROLE OF YOUNG­ PLAYERS, HOW TO GET SOME OF FIRST ELEVEN A REST. SO THE­ NEW MANAGER SHOULD CONTINUE WHERE GUUS ENDED, IT IS NOT­ NECESSARY TO HAVE A BIGGEST NAMED COACH, BUT ANY­ REPUTABLE COACH WHO SHOULD BALANCE BETWEEN QUALITATIVE­ ATTACKING GAME AND DEFENCE TIGHT MARKING AND ALSO THE­ COACH SHOULD GIVE CHANCE FOR OPINION ESPECIALLY ON HOW­ TO FINALISE THE SEASON, WE NEED TO GO STRAIGHT FOR­ CHAMPIONS, WE DON'T NEED TO PLAY KNOCK OUT WITH 2­ DAYS RESTED PLAYERS, MIDFIELD AND ATTACKIN OF PLAYERS­ SHOULD BE IN A FULL REST THE HIGH SPEED IS VERY­ IMPORTANT, SUBSTITUTE AT ANY INTERVAL OF THE GAME IS­ THE SOLUTION.

    From king_of_leon_blues, on Tue 26 May 6:35PM
  14. A LONG TERM CONTRACT SHOULD BE DONE AFTER ONE YEAR OF­ EVALUATION, BECAUSE PREMIERSHIP IS QUITE DIFFERENT, FOR­ ANY GOOD MANAGER TO GET THE SUCCESS WE WANT, ENGLAND­ TITLE WE CAN GET IT ANY TIME. WE WANT CHAMPS, EVEN­ MOURINHO FAILURE, AT LEAST GUUS SHOWED HE IS CAPABLE­ FOR THE WAY THE TEAM PLAYED, WITH CHANGING POSITIVE­ MODE, THERE ARE FEW PROBLEMS WITH GUUS, BUT HE NEEDED­ TIME FOR PERMANENT FIXATION, LIKE ROLE OF YOUNG­ PLAYERS, HOW TO GET SOME OF FIRST ELEVEN A REST. SO THE­ NEW MANAGER SHOULD CONTINUE WHERE GUUS ENDED, IT IS NOT­ NECESSARY TO HAVE A BIGGEST NAMED COACH, BUT ANY­ REPUTABLE COACH WHO SHOULD BALANCE BETWEEN QUALITATIVE­ ATTACKING GAME AND DEFENCE TIGHT MARKING AND ALSO THE­ COACH SHOULD GIVE CHANCE FOR OPINION ESPECIALLY ON HOW­ TO FINALISE THE SEASON, WE NEED TO GO STRAIGHT FOR­ CHAMPIONS, WE DON'T NEED TO PLAY KNOCK OUT WITH 2­ DAYS RESTED PLAYERS, MIDFIELD AND ATTACKIN OF PLAYERS­ SHOULD BE IN A FULL REST THE HIGH SPEED IS VERY­ IMPORTANT, SUBSTITUTE AT ANY INTERVAL OF THE GAME IS­ THE SOLUTION.

    From king_of_leon_blues, on Tue 26 May 6:34PM
  15. I dont think he will move to Chelsea. Guus should have­ my advice heres the advice: A international club is­ bigger than a normal club! International teams are for­ a whole COUNTRY! Not for a city/place.

    From Nath, on Tue 26 May 5:30PM
  16. Milan is team with geriatric players. Rejuvenate the­ team , please and get rid of old players : Maldini, 42;­ Bechkam, 35; Inzaghi, 37, Seedorf, Ambrozini, Dida,­ Gattuso, etc..., all over their thirties... ti much.

    From sinabatu, on Tue 26 May 5:26PM
  17. He is not good for Chelses

    From sinabatu, on Tue 26 May 5:23PM
  18. ancelotti would have made his mind up by now if he­ wanted to come to the blues just like jose did when he­ left porto it was the worst kept secret in football on­ the eve of there final a least he had the nuts to admit­ it where as ancelotti's lost his bottle if the­ comments from his owner are anything to go by he should­ stay where he is it goes to prove that jose is the­ special one after one season in italy who wants second­ best i know us blues dont

    From blueblood64, on Tue 26 May 4:38PM
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    this man is a buisness man his chelsea offer is going­ up every day

    From Jimmyrice man u are champs again, on Tue 26 May 3:30PM
  20. I'm with clever Trevor on this, maybe even a­ 'part time Guus' with a full time Butch­ Wilkins.... good shout Trevor

    From CFC M8, on Tue 26 May 2:42PM
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