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Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti: Manchester City are now ready to challenge for the Premier League title
Italian to put important players through paces during Hamburg encounter...
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4 Aug 2010 10:08:00
By Adithya Ananth
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti believes that Manchester City are now in a position to challenge for top honours in the Premier League.
The Eastlands club had been in a difficult state with regard to their finances towards the end of the reign of previous owner Thaksin Shinawatra's, but the takeover by Sheikh Mansour in 2008 brought with it the kind of wealth that has allowed the club to flex its new financial muscle in the transfer market.
After spending heavily again this summer, the Blues boss now feels that the club is in position to mount a serious assault on the league title. But the Italian also made it clear that he is not envious of the riches at City, believing his own playing squad more than matches theirs.
"Manchester City has a possibility to fight for the title," Ancelotti told Sky Sports News.
"I’m not jealous - they needed to have top players. I think we have top players. We are not jealous."
In the meantime, Ancelotti also revealed that the line-up he will field on Wednesday against Hamburg will be the ones who will take to the pitch to contest the Community Shield against Manchester United.
"It is my thought to involve the players [against Hamburg on Wednesday] that will start against Manchester United [in the Community Shield on Sunday] and give them more minutes," he said.
"It is an important game, the last game of pre-season. We want to check our position physically and also tactically before start of season."
The Eastlands club had been in a difficult state with regard to their finances towards the end of the reign of previous owner Thaksin Shinawatra's, but the takeover by Sheikh Mansour in 2008 brought with it the kind of wealth that has allowed the club to flex its new financial muscle in the transfer market.
After spending heavily again this summer, the Blues boss now feels that the club is in position to mount a serious assault on the league title. But the Italian also made it clear that he is not envious of the riches at City, believing his own playing squad more than matches theirs.
"Manchester City has a possibility to fight for the title," Ancelotti told Sky Sports News.
"I’m not jealous - they needed to have top players. I think we have top players. We are not jealous."
In the meantime, Ancelotti also revealed that the line-up he will field on Wednesday against Hamburg will be the ones who will take to the pitch to contest the Community Shield against Manchester United.
"It is my thought to involve the players [against Hamburg on Wednesday] that will start against Manchester United [in the Community Shield on Sunday] and give them more minutes," he said.
"It is an important game, the last game of pre-season. We want to check our position physically and also tactically before start of season."
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