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| Ancelotti confirms he'll stay |
Thursday 12 February, 2009 |
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Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti has expressed his intention to stay with the Rossoneri and say 'no' to Chelsea and Roman Abramovich should they come calling this summer.
Chelsea sacked Luiz Felipe Scolari earlier this week and replaced him with Russia Coach Guus Hiddink on an interim basis.
“The only club that has come forward for me has been Chelsea,” Ancelotti told calciomercato.com. “I met Abramovich in the summer and I didn't want to leave Milan.
“The same thing happens now, I don't want to leave,” Ancelotti explained, “These stories always come out at this stage of the season.”
Ancelotti then turned his attention to Milan's recent form in Serie A, which has come under some criticism.
“Milan have problems in determining games when they face teams with certain characteristics. We don't have big players up front and against tight defences we have difficulties.
“You can look at the data in a thousand different ways,” Ancelotti added. “We lost points even when we played well and thought we'd won. I refer to the games against Lecce, Genoa and Torino.”
Ancelotti was then drawn on the subject of the Derby della Madonnina, which takes place this Sunday and could prove decisive in the title race.
“I don't think it will be a walk in the park. But I think that we'll play our cards in the same way we did against them earlier this season.”
Milan beat Inter 1-0 in September thanks to a Ronaldinho strike but now find themselves eight points adrift of their rivals in Serie A.
Inter Coach Jose Mourinho has been playing mind games all week, telling journalists he believes Milan play good football.
When asked what affect Mourinho's comments had had, Ancelotti replied: “Neither hot, nor cold. Mourinho has used an ironic tone but told the truth.”
Ancelotti then moved on to talk about the future of England midfielder David Beckham who has expressed his desire to stay with the Rossoneri beyond his three-month loan from LA Galaxy.
“In my opinion we can make sacrifices to keep Beckham because he is an important player for the team.”
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