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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: Carlo Ancelotti will take time out to recharge
ANTONIO CONTE believes that his friend Carlo Ancelotti will take a break from football after being sacked by Bayern Munich.
Carlo Ancelotti was sacked as Bayern Munich manager shortly after losing 3-0 to PSG
Former Chelsea manager Ancelotti was axed by the German giants on Thursday after his team were thumped 3-0 in the Champions League by Paris St Germain.
The Italian was axed by Chelsea in 2011, just a year after winning the Premier League and FA Cup double with the club, and last night his pal Conte said: “It's a pity when this type of situation happens.
“I know Carlo very well. Everyone knows his value. He's one of the best coaches in the world.
“But, as people know very well, our job is like this. In our job, the results are very important.
"You can do a really good job but, if you don't get results, you risk the sack.
Antonio Conte has backed his friend and said he will take some time out
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If you don't get results, you risk the sack
“This is the history. We try to say that it's important to value our job, and the results are a part of our job.
"We can speak, as coaches, but it all depends upon results.
"If you don't get them, we can be sacked.”
“I spoke with him in the summer in Singapore and Carlo was happy. He was happy to work with those players.”
Ancelotti has been linked with a return to the Premier League with West Ham, but Conte said: “I don't know. I think, now, Carlo will stop for this season. In my opinion.
“When you are the coach of a great team and you expend a lot of energy, physically and also mentally, and have the possibility – even after a situation like this – to take a bit of time for yourself, I think it's not bad to do that.
"You can use this time to recharge your batteries.”
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