Assistant Emenalo won’t be involved in training: Ancelotti

(GSM) – Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti insists he does not want the newly-installed assistant first-team coach Michael Emenalo to be involved in the team’s training session.

Former assistant manager Ray Wilkins made a shocking exit after Chelsea refused to offer him a new contract and Ancelotti has revealed that he did not have a hand in the decisions.

“I am not here to explain how I feel at the moment, because it is not the right moment,” he said in the Daily Telegraph. “I’m professional, I will continue to work. I want to stay focused on my team.

“The club made this decision (to promote Emenalo) after the decision on Ray. But nothing has changed, for me. Emenalo has been working with me before.

“He started when I came here last year. He was the opposition scout and was supporting me. He’s not been involved in the training, and won’t be, because (first-team coach) Paul Clement has been and will remain doing that.

“But nothing changes. It was not my decision, but he is working with me for a year and a half anyway.”

Emenalo’s promotion was announced in a Chelsea statement that said Emenalo “will continue to oversee the first team scouting operation as he makes the transition to coaching” as he needed to gain additional qualifications.

But Ancelotti seems to be unsure about Emenalo’s future: “He won’t be involved in the training sessions.”

However, Emenalo will sit on the bench for matches, starting on Saturday at Birmingham City.