Robbie Rotten wrote:I'm not sure. Ancelotti has never struck me as a boring, defensive coach. His sides have always expressed themselves and I'd never call them dull. I'm a little mixed on Ancelotti, I'd have though he might have come in, ruffled a few feathers and got rid of a few players, but he's kept the squad basically the same. If he can keep the dressing room and the respect of the players, Chelsea will definitely be there or thereabouts, but I have a slight feeling he might 'do a Scolari' and struggle to keep the faith from the board and the dressing room.
He's Italian, they seem to have an inbuilt defensive default setting. His teams were expressive in terms of Serie A, but IMO they still always have a strictly organised approach. I fancy them to go back to a Mourinho/Grant style. Set their stall out with their shape then keep the ball and pass teams to death. Clean sheets aplenty.
