The Chelsea Daily Drivel - Ancelotti criticises Chelsea players and more!

""I said to use more speed in the opponents' half, play quicker to avoid tackles in midfield. It is strange that we lost the fight in midfield and I think for this reason we lost the game.

We didn't have the possibility to play our football and also because Manchester City used a fantastic defence, because they used fantastic power in the tackles we lost a lot of balls in the opponents' half and we conceded a lot of counter attacks.

I think we prepared well for the game. We knew well how Man City play, that they wanted to stay back to defend well and give counter attacks, but we were not able to avoid this because our play was too complicated in the opponents' half, with a lot of dribbling and there was not speed when we moved the ball. Ramires had a good performance, he tried to push up with the ball and he tried to have penetration.

In what was a physical game, sometimes when a player suffers three fouls at the same time the referee has to whistle, but he couldn't because I think he left the whistle at home.""

""We knew one day in one game this would happen but we went out there to win the game. We played very well but obviously we didn't handle the counter-attack, but we knew there would be hard times in the season and that was one of them.

We have to keep our head up. We have to keep training, keep working hard and tomorrow we'll go out to win the game. That loss won't be a distraction to any of the players. We knew there would be difficult games and that was one. Obviously we lost the game but it is not the end of the season, we have to keep going. We have to come back from this game, play well, focus and do things well that we didn't do right in the last game.

With this team when we lose a game we try to come back in the next game. Tomorrow's game will be the start of it. We will go out there, give a good performance, create chances and score some goals.""

""I still think they will win it easily because I think they are the best team in the Premier League, It is not possible for them to score five goals every game. Sometimes you might get a result like today. But they are the better team.""

""He can play in the first team right now, without problem, He is very young but he showed fantastic ability and quality. So it is possible. If we need him he is ready to play the Premier League and the Champions League. I am not afraid to put a young player in important games because he has fantastic quality.

It's difficult to say who he is like because to have a 17 year-old with his personality and character is amazing – he was not afraid to play in the last game.

We won't be sending him on loan. He will stay here and play here. We now have one more player. It's a surprise because he is a very talented player and we prepared a programme for him to improve but I think he is improving very quickly.

I don't have a fear of rushing him because his character is good, he is focused. He has balance. He is not afraid or quiet. And for this reason I can say he can play.

There is a possibility he can play a part against Marseille. We may need someone because without Lampard, without Benayoun we don't have a lot of midfielders. And if we need him I think we can count on him.

He has the ability to change the game – he can make a difference!""

"“Josh McEachran is 17, has a sweet left foot and I hear has a terrific appetite for the game. Isn’t it fantastic to see an English player coming through the ranks at a club the size of Chelsea. It must send out a good signal to their Academy prospects. John Terry was the last player to come through and that’s not good enough for a club of their standing.”"

""When I signed a new contract at Chelsea, I always said I wanted to finish my career here. But I am well placed to say that anything can happen. When I was at Marseille I said I would finish my career there but, one week later, everything changed." "

"“When Manchester United didn’t want me, I had a conversation with Ancelotti but there was never any concrete offer. I only ever talk about proper, written offers – and that was the case with City."