Source: PA
Carlo concedes title race is over
Carlo Ancelotti may be ready to introduce another big-money signing into his team at Fulham on Monday, but the Chelsea manager has conceded his side are all but out of the title race.
Ancelotti will give a full debut to £25million defender David Luiz at Craven Cottage, having blooded £50million striker Fernando Torres last week against former club Liverpool. But despite boasting such world-class reinforcements, Ancelotti appears to have accepted a Champions League place is the best he can hope for in the Barclays Premier League.
The Blues failed to sustain a bright start to the season and a series of poor results have left them fourth in the standings and 10 points adrift of Manchester United.
"For us it is difficult to think we can come back to fight for the title. It is better for us to think game by game," he said.
"We have to reach fourth place in the table, minimum. It is better to think game by game because to close the gap is very difficult.
"We must be honest, the most important step is to reach fourth place and we have to fight with other teams (to do that). The surprise was that the bad moment we experienced was too long."
