Chelsea players fear for the Blues future of manager Carlo Ancelotti.
The News of the World says players are afraid that the Italian will call time on his tenure at the west London club during the summer.
The former AC Milan boss is thought to have held showdown discussions with owner Roman Abramovich on Thursday concerning the poor set of results in recent weeks.
But it is also believed that the talks only led to a temporary fix, as opposed to a cure for the problem.
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