Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich used to send him a text message whenever the team lost.
The Italian tactician, who is currently the head coach of Serie A side Napoli, was hired as the Blues boss in 2009.
He won a Premier League and one FA Cup title each during his two year reign at the Stamford Bridge back then.
The 59-year-old has since then been regarded as one of the best coaches to have handled the team up until now.
Ten years down the lane, the Italian remains in contact with his former employer according to reports from SunSport.
Sky Italian journalist Fabio Caressa admitted: "Ancelotti told me that Abramovich also texted him, always the same, especially in times when things were not going well .
"He only sent him a question mark. "Instead he, the genius, that is, Carlo, answered him only with an exclamation mark. "
However, the Italian might not be ready to render any free service for his former club who are currently struggling in the Premier League this campaign.
As the current boss Maurizio Sarri coming under increasing pressure over team selection and performances.
He has been unable to get the best out of £57 million summer signing Jorginho, as the midfielder looks fatigued after 25 round of EPL matches.
His position in central midfielder has meant N'Golo Kante has been shifted away from his favoured anchoring role.
He said: "Jorginho needs movement without the ball from the other players because he is used to playing one touch and it's very difficult to play one touch without the movement of the other players .
"So the team in the first 25-30 minutes (against Huddersfield) played very well, we have movements without the ball and for Jorginho it's easier I think.
"We played our football because we moved the ball fast, very well. We didn't play our backs to the opposing goal like in the last match but we attacked the spaces, so we played our football."
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