Carlo Ancelotti refused to speculate on whether a sensational late comeback in the Barclays Premier League title race would see him avoid the sack after Chelsea closed to within six points of Manchester United.
The Blues beat Birmingham 3-1 last night to leapfrog ailing Arsenal into second place and give themselves a glimmer of hope of retaining their crown.
Manager Ancelotti believes his side need to win their remaining five matches, which include a trip to Old Trafford, and hope United lose one more game to snatch the title.
The Italian appeared all but resigned to losing his job after Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League last week but retaining the championship would surely make owner Roman Abramovich think twice about giving him the boot.
Asked if he felt his job would be secure if he masterminded such a comeback, Ancelotti said: "Questions with 'if' are not good.
"At the end of the season, we will have a big press conference - a strong and tough press conference."
Ancelotti left Fernando Torres out of the side last night and was rewarded as Florent Malouda scored twice and Salomon Kalou once, while Didier Drogba also ran Birmingham ragged.
Hailing his front three, Ancelotti said: "Drogba, Kalou, individually, there were a lot of good performances. A lot of midfielders played really well."
Admitting Drogba was back to his best after malaria laid him low towards the end of last year, Ancelotti added: "He has a strong personality. He knew that, with malaria, he didn't play his best.
"I think that now he's fit and he's showing fantastic quality. In one season, problems like Didier had can happen. We couldn't do anything about this.
"Now we have to be happy to see him playing fantastic football, but forget the past."
