Lille's Joe Cole suggests Chelsea made a mistake dismissing Carlo Ancelotti & insists Blues 'need to stick with a manager and then they'll be fine'
The Liverpool midfielder, on loan in France, suggested the Blues made a mistake by not sticking with the former AC Milan boss, believing he will be a success if he moves to PSG
SOURCE: GOAL, talkSPORT
Lille midfielder Joe Cole has suggested his former club Chelsea made a mistake sacking Carlo Ancelotti and insists that the Blues "need to stick with a manager" to ensure future success.
The Italian won the double in his first season in charge but was sacked after only two years at the club and Cole is adamant he should have been given more of a chance.
He told talkSPORT: "Chelsea have pulled the trigger on a few managers a bit earlier than they should have done.
"Look at Alex Ferguson, it took him five years to win a trophy. It must be frustrating to be a manager because you need four or five years in a job before you start getting results. Chelsea need to stick with a manager and then they’ll be fine
"All the players at Chelsea loved Jose Mourinho and the other managers [who followed him] tried to change it too quickly. But what impressed me about Carlo was he was so clever.
"For the first week he just looked at it, let the lads get on with things and saw what the players liked and managed the players so well. It was the happiest the dressing room had been for a while and we won the double.
"He’s a great manager and I had a great relationship with him. He’s a top man in football - look at his record, he’s won everything – Champions League winner twice, titles, the Double with Chelsea…’
"There are plenty of other people to manage the fitness, the diet, the scouting and stuff. As a manager, the most important thing is to manage players and people and make a happy camp, and Carlo was blinding.
"When he left Milan some of the players were crying, and the lads were like that at Chelsea. He’s a top man and he’ll be a success at PSG."
