Watford boss Mackay: Give me Chelsea's problems any day, Carlo

01 January 2010 00:41
Carlo Ancelotti has suffered some headaches in recent weeks but the man he faces on Sunday, Malky Mackay, would love to have such trivial problems. [LNB]While calm Italian Ancelotti manages a billionaire's plaything, tough Scotsman Mackay has had to control a club on the cusp of administration.[LNB]Ancelotti has been enduring a lack of transfer funds, blip in results and players leaving for internationals. [LNB] Reality check: Watford manager Malky Mackay (R) says he'd gladly swap roles with Chelsea counterpart Carlo Ancelotti[LNB]But, if he thinks that's bad, he will receive a brutal realty checkby talking to battle-heartened boss Mackay, who has faced the threat ofa 10-point penalty and selling his club's only playing assets in thepast few weeks.[LNB]Mackay and his squad will arrive to faceRoman Abramovich's stars at Stamford Bridge, simply grateful that theirclub is still in a healthy state. '[LNB]It's just nice to be talking about football rather than finances,' says Mackay, before joking about Chelsea's problems. [LNB]'I think they'll manage to scrape 11 players together and get seven subs on their bench.[LNB]'I'll get the chance to test myself against someone who has won the European Cup. He has slipped effortlessly into English football with his command of the English language and his track record. [LNB] Chelsea boss Ancelotti shrugs off star striker Drogba's month out in AfricaLoach warns Premier League suitors he isn't prepared to warm the benchWatford saved! Hornets pay off £5m loan to end threat of administration CHELSEA FC

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