Ancelotti's range of options leave chelsea's rivals in the shade

Monday, October 25, 2010

Needed, urgently, by the Premier League's other 19 clubs: a formula to stop Chelsea. Try skill and enterprise and they will reach for their finer attributes. Test them with aggression and they will usually win the grapple.

Opponents are bouncing off Carlo Ancelotti's side, even when the champions fail to shine, as they failed to in this 2-0 victory over Wolves. Already five points clear of Manchester City after nine games - and eight ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United - Chelsea advance without obvious weakness.

Jose Mourinho's back-to-back title-winning teams were more dauntingly mechanical but this one has a greater range of styles and more strength in each position.

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Ancelotti's range of options leave chelsea's rivals in the shade

Needed, urgently, by the Premier League's other 19 clubs: a formula to stop Chelsea. Try skill and enterprise and they will reach for their finer attributes. Test them with aggression and they will usually win the grapple.