No way Jose: Ancelotti tells Mourinho to forget about a return to Chelsea

30 December 2009 14:51
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has told his Inter Milan rival Jose Mourinho to think again if he wants to return and manage his former club and current Premier League leaders. [LNB]Ancelotti, 50, hit out at the self-styled 'Special One', stoking up their February Champions League showdown, after Mourinho returned to England to watch Chelsea beat Fulham. [LNB]The Portuguese boss - who was given a seat in Roman Abramovich's personal box - said he would 'love to return to the Premier League' as he missed English football. [LNB] 'The Special One': Inter boss Mourinho wants a return to the Premier League [LNB]But in an interview in today's Corriere Dello Sport Ancelotti said:'He (Mourinho) wants a return to Chelsea? Well he will have to waitbecause I'm here. He has worked in England and he knows the environmentand it is a great environment.[LNB] 'Everybody wants to work in the Premier League. A return ? Well Ithink he will have to wait as for the moment I am the manager of theBlues.'[LNB]Under pressure? Ancelotti laughs off claims Mourinho is set for Chelsea return [LNB] Before taking the Chelsea job in the summer Ancelotti was atInter's cross city rivals AC Milan and the two had numerous clashes onand off the field and have never seen eye to eye. [LNB]Speaking of the Champions League draw Ancelotti said: 'I am ready tobeat Inter and Mourinho. I would have preferred another opponent and itwasn't a good draw for anyone but (Didier) Drogba is a class above therest.[LNB] 'Chelsea have all the qualities to be a great side and satisfy theambitions of the directors - they are the right age and the rightcompetitiveness just like the team I had at Milan.' [LNB]Ancelotti also spoke of the win against Fulham which Mourinhowatched and said: 'I think Mourinho will probably be a bit more relaxedafter that. Although we hid ourselves well. [LNB]'We started bad but in the second half Mourinho saw a fantasticreaction, in fact the reaction of a great team with a ferociousdetermination not to accept that result.' [LNB]Ancelotti added that the key Inter players were Maicon, Esteban Cambiasso,Wesley Sneijder and Samuel Eto'o and if he could take one to Stamford Bridge it wouldbe Maicon.[LNB] Nothing compares...Ancelotti says Drogba is the best striker in the world [LNB][LNB]But he reserved special praise for Drogba. 'There is no one that compares to him,' said Ancelotti. 'There has never beena player of his quality - he has everything. He can shoot, he haspower, he can head, he is ever present in the area, he is mobile but ifI had to pick one characteristics it's his strong personality. [LNB]'Drogba is out of this world. He is a player who makes all his qualities available for his team mates.' [LNB] Ribery moving to England would be no big loss to Bayern, claims SammerRoman's £340m Christmas present: Chelsea owner Abramovich writes off club's massive debtChelsea players urging Ancelotti to spend as dressing-room fears growCHELSEA FC

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