Ancelotti, Hit or Miss?

[Lewis Hamiltons Hat]

personally i dont think he will do that good. Now maybe if roman backs him in the transfer market and they get a kaka, ribery, etc then ya chelsea may be good under him but i dont think even then hell play the free flowing football roman thrives. but if i was roman id have kept hiddink and paid ancelotti big money to go to russia.

[tazmaneire]

Miss.Should have kept Hiddink.

[REMIMUFC]

hit great manager

[handydocket]

he`s a great manager, that`s not to say he`s better than hiddink or not.
HIT

[Lamps]

Massive FAIL for me unless he gets megabucks

[jimmy magee]

People assume Chelsea's squad is mediocre, which it is not: Megabucks aren't needed cos they've already been spent. Ancelotti is obsessed with tactics, so if the players there adapt quickly to his methods (since they're pros this shouldn't be much of an issue) then HIT.

I don't know whether Ancelotti's what Abramovich is after though (instant gratification): the Russian is a fickle character if ever there was one. He'll probably start thinking FAIL if Chelsea go a month in the slow lane. The Russian has more money than sense methinks.

[Jim Comic]

can't see him being a big success in england, i reckon he'll be gone by march 2010

[Lewis Hamiltons Hat]

Massive FAIL for me unless he gets megabucks
yip. hes more benitez than wenger...

[steve sanders]

i can't see him doing much better than scolari. hiddink to be back in post world cup.

[Philby]

The problem is he'll be considered a miss (and most certainly get the bullet) if he doesn't get a league title and CL title within 2 years.

That's the kind of pressure he is under and it's not conducive to building a quality side long-term.

That said he's got some fabulous & highly expensive players there already so they'll need minimal bodywork to be right up there challenging on both fronts in the coming season.

[STEVIEG]

The old squad of last year is a year older


He has a poor league record


Decent man for the cups but even then some famous bottlings







Good manager but a tad over-rated for me

[marco 2005]

miss & gone before the end of next season

[Lee Bushwacker]

The problem is he'll be considered a miss (and most certainly get the bullet) if he doesn't get a league title and CL title within 2 years.

That's the kind of pressure he is under and it's not conducive to building a quality side long-term.

That said he's got some fabulous & highly expensive players there already so they'll need minimal bodywork to be right up there challenging on both fronts in the coming season.

:cool:
Good post Philby.
Some of the "big name players" are getting on and younger players don't really seem to be coming through. I think that he really needs 2-3 top class signings in the close season.
After what happened to Mourihno, Grant and Scolari I don't see Roman A. giving any new manager too much time. Mourihno's first "cheque-book" title gave him some breathing space but any new manager at Stamford Bridge is under huge pressure from day one.
3 seasons without the P.L. title and repeated failure to win the C.L. are not a good omen a new manager at S.B. :neutral:

[Lewis Hamiltons Hat]

i think they learnt their mistake with scolari. i think win lose or draw ancellotti will be given two seasons. i think scolari alienated himself in a lot he done.
interesting times. i still believe hiddink was a much better/proven manager.