In North London, very few people have heard of Reggiolo. But that doesn’t deter all the 9187 residents of the small town in Italy to be proud of their most famous son – Carlo “Carletto” Ancelotti. Early this year, the out and out Milan guy was asked to take over the reigns at Chelsea FC, to succeed none other than Guus Hiddink, the man who brought the killer competitive streak back to the blues at the business end of last season. A season which saw us win the FA Cup and qualify for the Champions Trophy. Good, but not satisfying enough.

The squad remains the same, with just a few notable inclusions. The challenge remains the same – win the BPL, win the FA Cup, win the Champions League. Easier said than done, but that is why we have Ancelotti at the helm. His achievements at AC Milan are stuff legends are made of ( Champions League twice, Scudetto, Copa Italia, he has won it all).

One thing which can be expected from him this season is the reshuffling of the roster. Shevchenko used to be a regular for him at Milan, but wasn’t used at all during the preseason friendlies against teams from the US and Milan. Sturridge got more footage than Drogba, but that could just be to test the newbie. All in all, he looks interesting. The kind of person you want to observe and know more about. We will know more about him as the season unfolds. I am shying away from a detailed analysis as Italian football is very different from English football and he needs to be assessed from an English football perspective. For that we need more data. So watch this space as we analyse every move Ancelotti makes in and out of the Bridge. May the Roman Empire always flourish!