June 1st, 2009 
Lovely Former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has been appointed has Chelsea new manager on a three-year contract, after he quit AC Milan yesterday to peak up the Chelsae appointment that have be waiting for him some montha ago. The 49-year-old Italian who left the Rossoneri on Sunday after guiding AC Milan to a third-place finish in Italian Serie A. He will officially take over on 1st July, and replaces Russia coach Guus Hiddink, who ended his stint as Blues manager with an FA Cup triumph on Saturday.
“Carlo was the outstanding candidate for the job,” read a statement on the Chelsea website. He has proved over a long period his ability to build teams that challenged for, and have been successful in, major domestic and European competitions. He also had a highly successful playing career in those competitions and therefore brings unparalleled all round experience to the job.”
Since agreeing to the switch, Ancelotti has revealed the attraction of the Premier League was behind his decision to join Chelsea.
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“I would like to thank the Milan team, the Milan company, players and Milan fans. I had eight very good years there, and five years as a player, but now I think is the right moment for a new challenge and I want to put all my energy into Chelsea,” he told Chelsea TV. Now it is time to change and I think Chelsea was a great opportunity and a great team to do a new experience. I like the Premier League because there are great teams and they play good football. Now there are more tactical matches and very speedy, I like this football. The teams think to defend well and after wards to attack. I watch Chelsea, I watch Liverpool I watch Manchester United, I know very well English football.”
Ancelotti conceded it would be hard to grasp the English language immediately, which is one of the things former Blues coach Scolari was criticised for during the short time in Chelsae.
Ancelotti stated “For me, it is not easy. I want to learn, I want to improve and when we start the new season I want to speak well because it is important to speak with the players, the team, the assistant and the people who will work with me. I believe in team work. It is the most important thing to create a group that work together to build a dream. The players must have a strong organisation and strong discipline and strong motivation. I hope to do this the right way to arrive at success.”
During his time at AC Milan, Ancelotti won the Champions League twice, in 2003 and 2007, as well as the Italian Serie A title in 2004 and believes he is the man to deliver Chelsea their elusive first Champions League title.
He continue “For me, the Champions League is a beautiful sensation because when I played I won two times in 1989 and 1990 and it was a fantastic achievement,” he enthused. “And it was the same as a coach in 2003 and 2007. Champions League, for me, is the best competition in the world and all teams want to win it. Five semi-finals in six years is a beautiful score but now we need to win.”
With key players such as Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and Nicolas Anelka in their thirties, former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin believes Ancelotti will have to oversee a period of transition. “Then he will have to change and adapt that team as he goes along. They are still a great team as Guus Hiddink has shown that they can be. However, they are not getting any younger. A number of players will need to be replaced in the next two, three or four years. So Ancelotti will be expected to adapt. And in the meantime keep winning things. It’s not going to be easy for him.”
Roman Abramovich is going to give Ancelotti the biggest Blues transfer budget since Jose Mourinho.
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