Source: Team_Talk
Carlo cools City chief's title talk
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has laughed off suggestions from Roberto Mancini that the champions will "easily" win the Premier League title.[LNB] Chelsea are preparing to face Manchester City at Eastlands on Saturday.[LNB]They sit four points clear at the top of the Premier League with five straight wins over West Brom, Wigan, Stoke, West Ham and Blackpool.[LNB]The Blues opened the season with successive 6-0 wins over West Brom and Wigan and Mancini has since hinted that, as far as he was concerned, it is Chelsea's title to lose.[LNB]However, Ancelotti would not be drawn into playing any kind of mind games with his former national team-mate.[LNB]"I agree with him," said Ancelotti. "It's not a mind game, I know him very well and so he knows us very well. He knows our ability.[LNB]"You have to build a mentality of a team. He doesn't have an easy job, he is doing his best. I hope the club appreciate it.[LNB]"He's very competitive manager because he has experience, he has ability to read the game.[LNB]"It's a very good relationship, we were team-mates in the national team in the past. I met him two months ago in Manchester, the relationship is very good.[LNB]"Every game is easy after you win 6-0. You can say it was easy then.[LNB]"Before every game it is difficult. We started the season well but now we have another game, a different opponent and City are a strong team, they have a lot of player with a lot of skills.[LNB]"We have to prepare for the game well and do our best to play our football for 90 minutes."[LNB]City did the double over Ancelotti's Chelsea last season, winning 4-2 at Stamford Bridge and 2-1 at Eastlands, but Ancelotti insists now is the time to judge his team.[LNB]"That was the past," added Ancelotti. "I think it was a difficult moment for us when we lost at home but now it's a different story.[LNB]"If you want to judge my team we have more confidence compared to last year, we are in a good moment. I think we can do better compared to last time.[LNB]"City have a possibility to win the title. They didn't start so well this Premier League but they have a possibility. They have time to come back to first place in the table.[LNB]"Carlos Tevez is the most dangerous player of Man City. He has quality, he has power, he has a very good mentality. I appreciate his kind of play and we need to pay attention."[LNB]Chelsea crashed out of the Carling Cup in midweek 4-3 to Newcastle but Ancelotti does not believe it was a wake-up call for his side.[LNB]The team was filled with young talent and Ancelotti re-iterated that the competition was always going to be one for the kids.[LNB]"The Carling Cup was a different competition, we wanted to use it for the young players," he added.[LNB]"This is a different story. The Premier League is our priority along with the Champions League. I think we will have a fresh team.[LNB]"I have a lot of confidence in my players for the game at City."[LNB]Ancelotti is without Salomon Kalou and Yossi Benayoun for three weeks following thigh and calf injuries sustained in the defeat by Newcastle.[LNB]England midfielder Frank Lampard is also missing with a hernia problem.[LNB]"Yossi and Salomon had a check yesterday, I think they will be able to comeback after the internationals, maybe three weeks," added the Italian. "With muscle injuries it's always three weeks.[LNB]"Frank is not 100 per cent so we don't want to take a risk. We need to have more time to be fit."
