Carlo focused on top-four spot

Carlo focused on top-four spot

Published Jan. 4, 2011 1:16 p.m. ET

A poor run of form has seen the champions slip to fifth in the table, six points behind leaders Manchester United, who also have a game in hand. And while Ancelotti is a long way from giving up the title, he concedes a Champions League place is "the most important thing". Ancelotti, who has long-term casualties Alex, Yossi Benayoun and Yuri Zhirkov still unavailable but no new injury problems ahead of Wednesday night's trip to Wolves, said: "There are a lot of teams involved in the first positions. "To stay in the first places of the table is important for the future. We have to think now we can win the title again, but the most important thing is to stay in the places to be in the Champions League. "I am not worried. We have the skill and the ability to stay in the top four without a problem." Chelsea have taken just two points from their last five away league games, but Ancelotti believes they will get back on track at Molineux. Ancelotti, who is looking to strengthen in the January transfer market but has ruled out any interest in signing David Beckham on loan, said: "We won't lose. We will win. "We are improving and the team is very close to moving on from this moment. I have confidence that the team improves a little bit and instead of drawing games we can win in the last minute." Ancelotti refused to divulge his transfer plans but revealed striker Daniel Sturridge would not be allowed out on loan and admitted he would not be in the market for Beckham, whom he worked with two seasons ago at AC Milan. Beckham is keen to return to Europe in order to prove to England manager Fabio Capello that he deserves a recall to the national side, and has been linked with Tottenham, Blackburn and Newcastle. Ancelotti said: "I read that Beckham would like to come back to play for Tottenham. He is a fantastic professional player and could be good support for Tottenham. "But we are not interested. Our aim is different. In that position we have good players." However, Ancelotti does believe Beckham could be an asset to a top Premier League team. "When he came to Milan two years ago he was not young," Ancelotti said. "He gave fantastic support for the team. He worked very hard and was fit. "Beckham is a professional player, it is easy to manage him. He is an unselfish player. I was very happy to manage him for six months because he is a fantastic player and a very good man." Ancelotti also dismissed the idea that there was unrest in the Chelsea camp after John Terry and Didier Drogba apparently left the pitch arguing after the 3-3 draw with Aston Villa, which featured a last-minute equaliser by their opponents. He said: "It was not an argument. They were speaking about the position on the goal. It is normal that the players can speak about this." Ancelotti also insisted the frantic celebrations surrounding Terry's goal, which saw the manager leaping up and down on the touchline, did not upset the team's concentration. "I don't think it was too much because the players really showed a fantastic attitude," he added. "When you score a goal you have to celebrate. We didn't lose concentration at that moment." Ancelotti even maintained that but for bad luck, his team could be leading the Premier League. He said: "We won against Bolton, drew against Everton and in the 86th minute we conceded a penalty. "We conceded a penalty in the last minute against Tottenham and we conceded a goal in the last minute against Aston Villa. We lost six points in the last minute. With six points we would be at the top of the table. "It's true we are not playing so well but sometimes when you concede a goal in the last minute we are not so lucky. "We have to keep going. We are moving from the difficult moment. The performance is starting to be better. Sometimes we are not able to play for 90 minutes as we want but everything quickly will be okay."

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