Carlo Ancelotti has doubts over his Chelsea future after admitting blunder in playing Fernando Torres
Carlo Ancelotti conceded his Chelsea future is beyond his control after admitting he may have made a mistake by selecting Fernando Torres ahead of Didier Drogba in the club’s Champions League exit at Old Trafford.
Worried man: Carlo Ancelotti admitted his future is out of his hands after Chelsea's Champions League exit Photo: ACTION IMAGES
By Mark Ogden 11:15PM BST 12 Apr 2011
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Torres is still waiting for his first Chelsea goal since his £50million transfer from Liverpool after being replaced by Drogba at half-time during the Premier League champions’ 2-1 quarter-final second-leg defeat against Manchester United.
With his 11-game goal drought now appearing to have drained the Spanish forward of any remaining confidence, Ancelotti’s decision to start with Torres looked to have backfired with Drogba scoring in an impressive second-half performance.
And when asked whether his decision to keep faith with Torres was a mistake, Ancelotti said: “Maybe. Could be, but I thought a lot of time to take this decision.
“I preferred to start with Fernando for this kind of game, with these kind of tactics, but Didier played very well in the second half. He did better than Torres in his 45 minutes.
“I wanted to put more pressure in front. We needed to score. Didier was fresh and could use his power in front. This was the reason I took off Fernando.
“We have to believe (in Torres), though. We have to wait until he improves.”
Ancelotti, a two-time Champions League winner with AC Milan, admitted he cannot be certain whether he will remain as Chelsea manager long enough to see Torres finally justify his transfer fee, however.
“I don't know.” Ancelotti said. “It's not the kind of question a manager can answer.
“I’m not concerned. I have to work. I have to try to do my best. It’s not my decision whether I stay or not here. I haven’t spoken with him (Roman Abramovich).”
Ancelotti dismissed Sir Alex Ferguson’s claim he ‘had to play’ Torres from the start in the game.
“This is not true.” Ancelotti said. “I put Fernando in because he has skills and ability that could be good for us.”
Ferguson, who will look forward to his seventh Champions League semi-final as United manager against Schalke or Inter Milan later this month, insisted that Torres will eventually come good at Chelsea.
He said: “If you had the opportunity to sign Torres, you wouldn’t have turned it down. He (Ancelotti) wouldn’t have turned it down.
“Everyone said at the time it was a fantastic piece of business. You can’t criticise him for that. He’s a good signing.
“It’s not working at the moment, but he’s a young man with other seasons ahead.
“He’s a good player, but Nemanja (Vidic) and (Rio) Ferdinand, with their experience, should be able to handle the best players in the world. They’re up in there in that sphere of being top players themselves.”
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