Ancelotti loving English life

11 May 2010 10:56
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti believes the Premier League boasts "the best football in the world".[LNB] The Blues beat Wigan 8-0 on Sunday to secure the title in the Italian's first season in charge.[LNB]He told La Repubblica newspaper: "I feel right at home in London. It's a question of the atmosphere with regards to games, an absence of pressure and of the involvement of the people.[LNB]"I believe, it is the best football in the world."[LNB]Ancelotti, who coached 13 years in Serie A, including eight at AC Milan before moving to Chelsea last summer, believes Italian football has a lot to learn from English football.[LNB]He believes managers in England are more respectful of referees and opponents than in his homeland.[LNB]"If I created controversies after a game here, they would look at me as if I was a Martian," he said.[LNB]"I hope Italy can reach the same sporting culture that we have here."[LNB]As for the future of Chelsea, Ancelotti said: "We have a healthy club, without debts and with the possibility to invest.[LNB]"We just don't invest for the sake of it.[LNB]"We have youth team players who are ready and the first thing we will do will be to promote them."[LNB]Ancelotti quashed speculation that Chelsea would sign his former player at the San Siro, Milan's Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato.[LNB]He said: "Milan will keep him."[LNB]Meanwhile, compliments are still pouring in from Italy for Ancelotti's achievement.[LNB]The team Ancelotti led to several trophies in recent seasons, Milan, congratulated him on their website.[LNB]An announcement read: "Compliments Mister! After eight trophies with the Rossoneri, the English title further confirms the quality and the style of a great coach.[LNB]"A Rossoneri legend as a player and as a coach, Carlo Ancelotti has hit again.[LNB]"He has not won with Milan or for Milan, but his success in the Premier League has made all the Rossoneri happy.[LNB]"Ancelotti has achieved a great feat in charge of Chelsea, in his first year there after a long and exciting adventure with the Rossoneri."[LNB]Roma captain Francesco Totti also complimented Ancelotti, who played for the Eternal City giants for eight years.[LNB]"Our Carlo Ancelotti has done great," said Totti. "He is a quality coach, a good professional but especially, he is a true man of football.[LNB]"I compliment him because it is always good when an Italian achieves something important in the world."

Source: Team_Talk