Carlo Ancelotti took over the reins at Chelsea in June 2009 when he succeeded interim manage Guus Hiddink, who had won the 2009 FA Cup for the Blues in his final match. Ancelotti joined on a three year deal and was the sixth manager in three years at the club with club owner Roman Abramovich’s ruthlessness exemplified.

Ancelotti, who is the current manager of Real Madrid, was sacked after two seasons at the helm when he could not replicate the success he achieved in his debut season – he led Chelsea to their first ever domestic double in 2009-10 by winning the league title and triumphing in the FA Cup as well.

The former AC Milan manager has now revealed what went behind the scenes in the dressing room at Chelsea, when there were several big name players to manage having strong personalities. These personalities were reportedly responsible for sacking Ancelotti’s successor, Andre Villas-Boas, which just illustrates how much power they had.

However, Ancelotti did not oversee any player power problems, but did reveal at his fury over one Chelsea player whom he refused to name. According to ESPN, the 54-year-old said that one particular player lacked respect and that he tried to kill him.

He said, “We’ve never had any problems with the players, just one time at Chelsea. One player didn’t show respect and I tried to kill him, but it wasn’t possible. The player is the property of the club, and sometimes you cannot do what you want.”

Ancelotti said relationship and trust were the two key aspects to maintain harmony. He also spoke of an incident involving Didier Drogba. He said, “The success of a manager is down to his relationship with players. That doesn’t mean to say you always say ‘yes, yes, yes’. There is discipline, there are rules, but you have to be a little bit elastic. Sometimes we were not elastic at Chelsea. One time [Didier] Drogba arrived 30 minutes late for a game, so he didn’t play, but the key is mutual respect.”

The link also suggests that the player whom Ancelotti was referring to could not be identified but will come as little surprise regards his identity due to his other well-documented misdemeanours.