Ancelotti feeling confident

18 September 2009 17:30
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti believes his side are beatable but he is full of confidence ahead of the eagerly-anticipated derby clash with Spurs on Sunday. The canny Italian has guided the Blues to six straight wins - five in the Premier League and one in the UEFA Champions League - since he took over the helm at Stamford Bridge. While he knows his side are fallible, he is targeting a positive result against high-flying Spurs, in a game being shown live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 at 4pm. Ancelotti said: "I have never seen an unbeatable team. Chelsea is not unbeatable but we are doing well. "I am not surprised by our start to this season. I had one month before the start of the season to know the players, their mental attitude and their quality. "I know the rivalry between the two teams and how important this match is for the fans. We have to pay attention to this and we want to win. "I saw Tottenham's last games and they have started very well. For me it was a surprise, they played very well against Liverpool and Manchester United. "They lost that game but they have good style and quality players. In attack, Jermain Defoe is a very dangerous striker and Aaron Lennon is a very quick player. "We have to pay attention to this because they can cause us difficulties in the game." But Ancelotti insists his side are full of confidence ahead of the game. "We are in a very good condition and have a very good feeling about our play. We have the possibility to win this important match," he said. "I said last week that this is a very important moment of the season and we have started very well with victory over Stoke and Porto and we want to continue this. "Tottenham will play two strikers that we will have to control. We know the quality of Peter Crouch, Lennon and Defoe. They can be dangerous because they are very quick. We don't leave the possibility for them to counter-attack against us. "We want to start at the top of the league and maintain this position and if possible, improve the distance between us and the second placed team." In the build-up to the game, Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has claimed that Chelsea have a long way to go before the club are big enough to be classed in the "same bracket as Manchester United". But Ancelotti disagrees with this assessment. "Chelsea are on the same level as Manchester United, as a club and as a team," he said. "The only thing is that Manchester has more tradition in respect to Chelsea, but this means that for us it can be a very good motivation to start this season very well."

Source: SKY_Sports