Carlo demands Chelsea swagger

Carlo demands Chelsea swagger

Published Dec. 7, 2010 7:15 p.m. ET

Chelsea, suffering a mid-season slump that has seen them win just one game out of the last six in the Premier League, have been ordered to return to the free-flowing football that excited everyone when the new campaign began. Ancelotti was clearly angered and upset by Chelsea's 1-1 draw against Everton last Saturday and told his players so in a team meeting. The Italian coach made it clear he wants them to go back to the style of football which brought them a flood of goals and five straight wins at the start of the Premier campaign. "We are trying to search the right way to move on quickly from this moment and we have a possibility to do this tomorrow," said Ancelotti. "The result of the game is not important but the performance is very important. We want to put out the best line-up possible because we consider the game important for our confidence and to come back and play our football. "We have to come back quickly to play our football. I spoke with my players. It is not the right place to explain what I said to them. it was private and confidential. The reaction has to be good tomorrow. "When I say strong team, it doesn't mean there are no young players in the team. "Maybe some of them will be involved. We give a lot of importance to this game for the reason that we need to come back to play our football." Meanwhile, Didier Drogba will make an emotional return to the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday night and admits that finishing his career at the club remains a very tempting prospect. Drogba also maintained that he and the team must improve if they are to emerge from their current slump. Drogba, now 32, spent just a year at Marseille, scoring 18 Ligue One goals, plus another 11 in Europe in 2003/04 after arriving from Guingamp. His goal record made him a cult hero among the Marseille fans and the Chelsea ace has often spoken of finishing his career back at Stade Velodrome. "I am glad to be here and see some familiar faces," said Drogba. "I know that everything will be good tomorrow. "All I can say is that I have been at Chelsea for six years now and I am happy there. "My family is also happy there. Of course Marseille is tempting. But there are so many parameters that come into play. I can see myself ending my career at Chelsea. "I think it is important for me and the team to play better than what we are doing now. "I have been sick for a few weeks. It is difficult to come back to full fitness very quickly. "But I am really happy with the way I have recovered. I am trying to help the team. I know that I can do better and I have to do better. It is not really about the goals, it is the way I am playing. "We've created a lot of chances but we score from set pieces and penalties and this is something that will have to change. "We just need one game to change this. and why not tomorrow or the game at the weekend."

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