Carlo has penciled in retirement for 2015, I wonder if Chelsea will be his last management job?

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has revealed he does not plan to stay in football management beyond 2015.

The 50-year-old Italian admits he has changed his mind about retiring on a couple of occasions in 2000 and 2005.

"I hope to stay here. It depends not only on me. But, after three months here, I hope to stay a long time.

"I thought I'd finish in 2005 but after the Champions League final defeat to Liverpool, I thought it was better to continue. Now, my stop is 2015."

Ancelotti added that initially he had not intended to pursue a lengthy career in football management.

"I started to train in 1995 and, after two years of this job, I thought that, for me, I would end my career in 2000," the former AC Milan coach said.

"When I got to 2000, I said 'now it's better to continue because I like it'."

Earlier this week, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who celebrates his 60th birthday later this month, insisted that he has no plans to retire from the game.

Chelsea have started the Premier League season with six consecutive wins and are aiming for a seventh against Wigan on Saturday.

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If he's planning on retiring in 2015 and he stays at Chelsea the whole time(I know, unthinkable with the revolving doors installed in the manager's office at Cobham), but wouldn't that make six full seasons, not five?

Should be, he will be the first manager for some time to go more than 5 years in the job for us. Was Sexton really the last to last that long?

I hope he brings us the unity, team and success that will ensure he stays here for that length of time

I'd be over the moon if he was here for 5 years, mean we'd have a minimum 4 PLs, 3 CLs, 3 FAs, 2 CCs, 3 CSs and a Super Cup or 3 - nothing else would let him keep a a job :(

Joking aside, although we started well with Scolari last season, the press have mentioned how fit we look this season compared to last and I have to agree, we look a long stronger, excited about where this team, under the correct management, can go.

For reasons I can no longer remember I was a little unhappy when Ancelotti came in. Now that I've seen what he's done and how the team has played beneath him I would be happy to have him here for some length of time. This team needs some stability it initially it appears that he's the man to provide that stability. As others have said its unfortunate and unbelievable how long since we've had a stable manager.

The worrying thing for me is he might want to manage Roma before he retires...(not sure if its true, but a friend of mine, Roma fan, says he heard him say he wants that job...that was a long time ago though. :( )

I give him 4 years, then replaced by Dan Petrescu.

Should be, he will be the first manager for some time to go more than 5 years in the job for us. Was Sexton really the last to last that long?

Good point: he hardly was handed a poisoned chalice after the fantastic job Guus did, so we need to wait and see. The test will be if Chelsea hit a bad patch.