Post by QPR Report on Oct 23, 2009 11:53:09 GMT
Obviously Sorry for his father
Mirror - Ray Wilkins to take charge of Chelsea against Blackburn after Carlo Ancelotti's father taken ill
Published 11:22 23/10/09 By Martin Lipton
Carlo Ancelotti is set to miss Chelsea's home game with Blackburn tomorrow after flying back to Italy to care for his sick father.
Blues boss Ancelotti jetted back to the family home near Reggiana after his father was taken ill on Wednesday night.
While the Chelsea manager wants to return for tomorrow's game, he will be granted compassionate if his father remains in a poorly state, with assistant manager Ray Wilkins left in charge of the side.
Wilkins said: "I'm hoping Carlo will be back although his father is not in best condition.
"We're hoping he will have improved so Carlo can be back but if that's not the case I will look after it, no problem.
"I've spoken to Carlo and he told me his father stable last night. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed. Our thoughts are with him."
Chelsea are already without Jose Bosingwa, John Obi Mikel, Alex and knee victim Yuri Zhirkov for the game, but do have Didier Drogba available after his European ban.
And while Wilkins went out of his way to insist Ricardo Carvalho had been "rested, not dropped" for the win over Atletico Madrid that virtually sealed Chelsea's place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League, he admitted Frank Lampard's goal, which ended a 10-game scoreless drought for the midfielder, would be a boost for the England man.
"Frank is a world class footballer," said Wilkins. "When someone who normally scores lots of goals doesn't, people think his form is on the wane.
"But if you look at the other things - his defensive qualities, making of goals and contribution to team - they have all been first class.
"We were not overly concerned. He will always score because of his quality but what else he gives is first class and now his confidence will be up as well."
And Wilkins added the set-piece woes that sent Chelsea spinning to a second successive away league defeat at Villa Park last week have been eradicated by work on the training ground.
Wilkins said: "We made a couple of errors at Aston Villa from set plays and will rectify it. We have spoken about it. It's word of mouth, talking things through and sorting things out.
"We know that Blackburn are always organised and a massive threat from set plays so have to be rock-solid.
"But we can't keep harping on about defeats because games come along so fast. We will assess the situation and put it right and get on with next one, which is Blackburn."
www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Ray-Wilkins-to-take-charge-of-Chelsea-against-Blackburn-after-Carlo-Ancelotti-s-father-taken-ill-article198105.html?#
Mirror - Ray Wilkins to take charge of Chelsea against Blackburn after Carlo Ancelotti's father taken ill
Published 11:22 23/10/09 By Martin Lipton
Carlo Ancelotti is set to miss Chelsea's home game with Blackburn tomorrow after flying back to Italy to care for his sick father.
Blues boss Ancelotti jetted back to the family home near Reggiana after his father was taken ill on Wednesday night.
While the Chelsea manager wants to return for tomorrow's game, he will be granted compassionate if his father remains in a poorly state, with assistant manager Ray Wilkins left in charge of the side.
Wilkins said: "I'm hoping Carlo will be back although his father is not in best condition.
"We're hoping he will have improved so Carlo can be back but if that's not the case I will look after it, no problem.
"I've spoken to Carlo and he told me his father stable last night. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed. Our thoughts are with him."
Chelsea are already without Jose Bosingwa, John Obi Mikel, Alex and knee victim Yuri Zhirkov for the game, but do have Didier Drogba available after his European ban.
And while Wilkins went out of his way to insist Ricardo Carvalho had been "rested, not dropped" for the win over Atletico Madrid that virtually sealed Chelsea's place in the knock-out phase of the Champions League, he admitted Frank Lampard's goal, which ended a 10-game scoreless drought for the midfielder, would be a boost for the England man.
"Frank is a world class footballer," said Wilkins. "When someone who normally scores lots of goals doesn't, people think his form is on the wane.
"But if you look at the other things - his defensive qualities, making of goals and contribution to team - they have all been first class.
"We were not overly concerned. He will always score because of his quality but what else he gives is first class and now his confidence will be up as well."
And Wilkins added the set-piece woes that sent Chelsea spinning to a second successive away league defeat at Villa Park last week have been eradicated by work on the training ground.
Wilkins said: "We made a couple of errors at Aston Villa from set plays and will rectify it. We have spoken about it. It's word of mouth, talking things through and sorting things out.
"We know that Blackburn are always organised and a massive threat from set plays so have to be rock-solid.
"But we can't keep harping on about defeats because games come along so fast. We will assess the situation and put it right and get on with next one, which is Blackburn."
www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Ray-Wilkins-to-take-charge-of-Chelsea-against-Blackburn-after-Carlo-Ancelotti-s-father-taken-ill-article198105.html?#
