Carlo Ancelotti’s Moment of Truth

When Chelsea lost to Liverpool at Anfield at the beginning of November, manager Carlo Ancelotti brushed his side’s defeat off as a minor blip. One month later and Chelsea‘s  ’blip’ has turned into a crisis.

Since falling to a Fernando Torres double, Chelsea have won just once out of six matches in all competitions. With the title seemingly in the bag before their poor run of results began, Chelsea‘s hopes of remaining in the top four now hang in the balance.

One win, two defeats, two draws and their first Champions League defeat of the season is certainly not the kind of form that will have impressed owner Roman Abramovich… and Carlo Ancelotti knows as much.

Last season Ancelotti could do no wrong. Picking up the club’s first FA Cup and Premier League double, Ancelotti was hailed as a master tactician, capable of finally putting to bed the ghost of Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge.

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