Having initially thought his coaching career would last merely a couple of years, Carlo Ancelotti is looking forward to a few more after his impressive start at Chelsea.

After retiring as a player and taking his coaching badges, Ancelotti took over at Reggiana, then in Serie B, in 1995, but such was the pressure he was under, he didn't expect to be in the business long.

However, after achieving promotion there, and going on to win the Serie A title and two Champions Leagues with Milan, Carlo is relishing life at Stamford Bridge.

'When I started to train it was difficult,' he began. 'It was a new job for me. In Italy it is a bit different and there is more stress there. I enjoyed it, but the start was difficult.

'The first season we lost a lot of games in the second division, and the first period was not good, but an important experience because after that start we won the championship with Reggiana in the second division.'

The 50-year-old readily admits he expected to be shown the door after a poor start.

'At the start of the season in seven games we drew four and lost three. We were bottom of the table. The next match was home to Venezia, it would be the last game for me but we won 3-0 and after 20 minutes we were three up,' he said.

'It is a normal situation when you don't go well, for a coach to think it could be his last game. In Italy now there are a lot of coaches that have the problem. Last week my friend Angelo Gregucci finished at Atalanta after four games.

'It is normal for a coach, it is important not to lose the trust in our quality because this is a job where sometimes things go well and sometimes they don't.'

As a player at Roma, it seems Ancelotti hadn't made early plans to go into coaching, but instead to take a rather different path when his career ended.

'I started [thinking about being] an electrician!' he admitted. 'But now if I had to change a light bulb I would have a difficulty!

'I studied and did examinations in 1986. I was captain of Roma, but did a year studying in the evenings. At the end of the year I did the exam, not fantastic, but I passed.

'I started to [coach] in 1995. After two years of this job I thought I would finish my career in 2000.

'When I arrived in 2000 I said "No, it is better to continue because I like this and I close my career in 2005". In 2005 after the final against Liverpool I thought "No, it is better to continue". Now my step is 2015!'

So, Chelsea fans, make the most of him while he is here. However don't be surprised if he decides to stay on a little longer than his estimated leaving date. If things continue to go so well for him here, he might just have a job for life.