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Clock ticking for Carlo; RESULT !


Byline: DEREK McGOVERN; JOHN SHAW John Shaw may refer to any of the following people:
  • Captain John Shaw (navy) (1773 - 1823 Sep. 17), Captain in the United States Navy during First Barbary War and the War of 1812.
 

IT JUST shows how much footballers are paid when Chelsea's players had a whipround for Guus Hiddink and bought him a pounds 20,000 Rolex as a farewell gift.

Luckily, John Terry's mum had 14 of them left. New Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti is unlikely to get the same send-off as Hiddink.

Carlo's credentials don't stack up.

He has failed to win the Serie A title in eight years with Italy's most successful club and this season they only finished third.

Ancelotti writes of Roman Abramovich in his autobiography: "The first thing I noticed was his timidity. The second, his great knowledge of football. The third, his hunger."

The fourth will be his lack of patience. Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant and Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH (born November 9, 1948 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football coach, who led the Brazilian national team to victory in the 2002 World Cup.  have all been sacked in the last five years.

That makes the 10-1 Hills offer that Ancelotti lasts less than a year in his new job a decent punt.

What will Ancelotti win first at Chelsea (Hills)? Premier League 2-1, Carling car·ling  
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 Cup 3-1, FA Cup 7-2, Champions League 6-1, none 3-1 (excluding Charity Shield).

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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jun 2, 2009
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