Chelsea stars begin life on borrowed time

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BLACKBURN, England, March 20 (AFP): Chelsea's Champions League exit at the hands of Jose Mourinho's Inter Milan Tuesday inevitably led to questions being asked about the future of Carlo Ancelotti and his well- paid players.
Owner Roman Abramovich helped fuel such speculation by making a rare visit to the club's Surrey training ground to address the Italian and an expensively-assembled squad many critics - former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit included - insist requires a comprehensive overhaul in the summer.
But Ancelotti was adamant that the importance of Sunday's trip to Blackburn Rovers was the only item on the agenda as the Blues attempt to get the better of Manchester United and Arsenal in a three-way fight for the Premier League title.
"Roman spoke with me and with the players," Ancelotti said. "He came to support us because he knows football and he knows that we are involved in important competitions again. So I think his presence was very good.