‘Obsessive’ Carlo on thin ice

OBSESSION has been the undoing of many a good man and when Carlo Ancelotti insisted his club’s desperate and unrequited desire for the Champions League will not be his downfall should Chelsea fail to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford tonight, the world rolled its eyes — especially considering rumours he plans to drop £50 million (€58m) striker Fernando Torres for the game.

Chelsea go into the quarter-final second leg tie 1-0 down from the first leg and all but out of the title race, sitting as they do 11 points behind leaders United in the Premier League.

So taking into consideration billionaire owner Roman Abramovich’s long-held yearning for the biggest trophy in club football — and his passion for star man Torres — it doesn’t take a cynic to suggest Ancelotti’s love affair with English football could come to a premature end if things don’t go well.