Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti said he was a “lucky man” to have kept his job following the team’s recent slump in form, Sky Sports reported Wednesday.
The power soccer club endured its worst run ever under the reign of owner Roman Abramovich this season.
The team took just 10 points from its last 10 English Premier League games, and just two from its last five away games, to slip to fifth place on the ladder.
When the former AC Milan boss was asked if he would have been shown the door by now if he was still managing in Italy, he replied, “I am a lucky man. I understand that a lot of coaches are sacked with results like these.”
Ancelotti urged the club to wait until the end of the season before judging his work, saying that “when you go to a restaurant, you have to pay the bill when finish your meal. It’s the same here. We have to pay the bill at the end of the season. At the end, the club can judge me. The best food would be the Champions League. I’ve tasted it sometimes, and it’s good.”
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