Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Thursday, September 25, 2025, 20:43 / Updated Thursday, September 25, 2025 20:46
Carlo Ancelotti (66 years old), the current selection of the Brazilian national team, revealed that nothing compares to the pressure he felt working for Roman Abramovich, as Chelsea's coach.
After a successful career as a footballer, ticking over 300 matches such as Parma, AS Roma and AC Milan, Carlo Ancelotti became one of the best coaches in history. Throughout his career, “Don Carlo” has prepared Regiana, Parma, Juventus, AC Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Everton and Real Madrid, on two occasions.
The decision of Carlo Ancelotti who caused the “break” between him and the Romanian patron Abramovich, La Chelsea
However, the hardest period of his career as a technician was in the capital of London, as the Italian argues in his autobiography, according to Sportal.blikk.hu.
Ancelotti arrived in Chelsea in 2009 and managed to double from his first season, but a year later he was dismissed, after the team finished in the second place in the English championship, behind Manchester United, and was eliminated in the optimal league of the champions.
The Italian coach said Abramovich was superior to him. The owner of the club wanted to control everything, especially in the Champions League matches.
The real tension was generated by the replacement of Fernando Torres in the return of the Champions League against Manchester United. Abramovich considered this a personal insult, which led directly to the dismissal of Ancelotti in January 2011. Although the players expressed their support and thanked them for the work done by a farewell dinner, Ancelotti believes that the decision was probably justified.
Carlo Ancelotti (left) and Fernando Torres (right) / Photo: Imago Images
The next season, Chelsea finally won the Champions League, but also his successor, Roberto di Matteo, was dismissed after six months.
Fernando Torres was brought as a great hope to Stamford Bridge, but the performances of the Spanish striker did not rise to expectations. “El Nino” was bought from Liverpool in January 2011, for the amount of 58.5 million euros.
