Chelsea's Italian boss
Carlo Ancelotti has revealed his
love of English life extends to bacon and egg breakfasts and
listening to Elton John.
The Italian coach has already won the Champions League on two
occasions and would love to make it a hat-trick with
Chelsea.
"Eggs and bacon," said Ancelotti. "I like English breakfasts a
lot. We're not used to a big breakfast in Italy, it's normally
cappuccino and brioche, but here it is eggs and bacon."
He has guided Chelsea to four
straight wins at the start of the season and looks the vision of
calmness on the touchline.
"I'm not calm inside but I manage to control the stress and
pressure during matches," said Ancelotti.
So how does he relax away from the stresses of the game?
"I don't have a particular way," he said. "But I like watching
sport on television. I love football. For me, watching a great game
of football is a good way of relaxing. I listen to Elton John and I
like singing too."
The 50-year-old will be sticking with his diamond formation in
the Champions League.
"I prefer to play with two strikers and one midfielder behind
the strikers," said Ancelotti. "These midfielders can play this
system with a diamond in midfield.
"If you are using a midfield diamond, as I did at Milan and now
at Chelsea, it is important to
have full-backs who push on.
"If you are playing with two wingers it isn't so important for
the full-backs to press.
"(Obi) Mikel is very similar to the player I was and Deco is
very important because he has the highest quality in the
midfield."