Chelea manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed the extent of his desire to win his first Premier League title ahead of his side’s all important clash with champions Manchester United this weekend.
The Blues led the League for most of this season but have recently allowed Sir Alex Ferguson’s side to move ahead of them in the quest for the title.
With Chelsea now out of the Champions League courtesy of Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan side though, many feel that they can concentrate on the vitally important issue of the league now.
Ancelotti stated: “”It will be an important game.
“I think that this game won’t decide the winner, but the team that wins the game will have a good chance to win the title.
“I am working to bring the Premier League here to Stamford Bridge.
“We are hungry to win because Chelsea has been very close for three years and now is the time to win.
“I am not satisfied because we are in second place in the table. We were in first place for eight months and now we are in second. We have a chance in the next game to move back into first place.”
Chelsea will be buoyed by the news that Didier Drogba, their top scorer, will be fit for the Man United match, whilst United’s own talisman Wayne Rooney will miss the game after injuring his ankle ligaments in the midweek game with Bayern Munich.
This news will be a boost for Ancelotti who believes that his Chelsea team should win at least one tournament due to their hard work this season.
He added: “”I think we deserve to win something. We had a bad performance in the Champions League, this was not good.
“But in the Premier League we have done a good job until now. Now we have to try to win.
“The pressure is normal, it is a good thing. Pressure is life. When you have adrenaline in your body you have to be happy because adrenaline is a good thing.”
United are favourites for the match with 888sport at 8/5, Chelsea are 9/5 to win and a draw is 11/5.