Chelsea’s Premier League title bid has been given a “kick up the backside” by their defeat to Liverpool, a result that cut their lead at the top of the table.
Blues captain John Terry played the full 90 minutes as two goals from Fernando Torres could have possibly reignited the Anfield side’s Premier League top four bid while hitting a damaging blow to Chelsea’s title defence.
Chelsea are now only two points ahead of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table, but the club are now looking a pale shadow of the side which started the season in such devastating fashion.
They do not have to wait long to bounce back from the Anfield defeat when they face Fulham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Ancelotti will demand three points from his side, but Terry can see positives from both the latest loss and the side’s struggles against Blackburn previously. Anyone looking to bet on Premier League games may want to bear this in mind.
The skipper claims the club cannot “take things for granted” and the defeat at Liverpool could be a stark reminder that the club “all needed”.
“We haven’t been playing too well recently but have been grinding out results,” Terry said.
“We have another gear to find and we’re still at the top of the Premier League, so we have to be encouraged by that but we can’t forget what has got us there in the first place.”
Ancelotti claims he is not too disheartened by the Liverpool defeat and he does not think it will have too many repercussions on the club’s Premier League title bid and the football predictions reflect this.
The Italian manager claims he was “happy” to see the team improve during the second half of the game, despite the obvious disappointment in seeing them go down to their second defeat of the season.
No comments:
Post a Comment