Chelsea v Inter Milan: Ross Turnbull to start as Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge

15 March 2010 13:11
But Carlo Ancelotti insisted today that Chelsea's players will not be distracted by the return of the 'Special One' to Stamford Bridge. [LNB]Mourinho led Chelsea to two Premier League titles before losing his job and the Inter Milan manager led his side to a 2-1 first-leg victory over his former club. [LNB] Related ArticlesTime for Mourinho to return to Premier LeagueMourinho back in wild westMourinho carries hopesChelsea 4 West Ham 1Uncertainty stalks ZolaFerguson warms to battles ahead'I am sure the players will not be distracted by the Mourinho,' said Ancelotti. 'I think for him it will be a special evening I think, also, the fans will give him a very good reception because he deserves to have this. [LNB]'But the match will be about other things and I think all the players, both from Chelsea and Inter, will be focussed on this important game and I don't think they will be interested in other things.' [LNB]'Jose has great experience because he's won the Champions League and titles in other countries. But I don't think this will be the difference. [LNB]"The difference will be the different players or the different confidence or different courage or different personality that the team puts on the pitch." [LNB]Petr Cech injured his calf midway through the second half at San Siro and was replaced by Hilario. But the Portuguese has an injured groin, missed Saturday's 4-1 win over West Ham and has been ruled out against the Italians. [LNB]Turnbull, 25, joined Chelsea on a free transfer from Middlesbrough and announced he would not be happy with being second choice. [LNB]His first involvement in the first team was after being named on the bench for Chelsea's first game of the season and made his first team debut against Bolton in the Carling Cup, replacing Hilario after 23 minutes. [LNB]He made his first start in the Champions League 22 draw against APOEL Nicosia in December. [LNB]Striker Nicolas Anelka and defender Branislav Ivanovic are the only first-team regulars not signed by Mourinho, while third-choice goalkeeper Ross Turnbull will play because of injuries to Petr Cech and Hilario. [LNB]Florent Malouda, who joined shortly before Mourinho left in September 2007, said players including Frank Lampard, John Terry and Didier Drogba would have no problem knocking out their old boss. [LNB]"It is more important for the fans than us," he said. "As players, we just want to beat Inter and as he is the Inter coach we want to beat him too. [LNB]"It'll be an emotional game for him too, but for us, you could see in the first game it was not disturbing for the players he signed at Chelsea." [LNB]A 1-0 win would be enough to put Chelsea through to the next round, so Malouda said Chelsea can take its time looking for an opening and avoid leaving space for Inter to attack. [LNB]"I don't think we need an early goal," Malouda said. "We only need one goal so we need to play with patience against Inter." [LNB]Mourinho will be free to sit on the bench after completing a three-game ban in Serie A. [LNB]Inter captain Javier Zanetti looks set to play in midfield, where the out-of-form Dejan Stankovic could be replaced by Thiago Motta. [LNB]Wesley Sneijder sat out training Sunday with a cold but should be ready to start in attack, just behind Diego Milito and Samuel Eto'o. [LNB]

Source: Telegraph