Source: Daily_Mail
Carlo Ancelotti gives his sleeping Chelsea stars an alarm call after Arsenal catch fire
Chelsea plunged deeper into crisis on Monday night as a Theo Walcott-inspired Arsenal finally ended their disastrous run against their rivals from across the capital. [LNB]Manager Carlo Ancelotti reflected ruefully on a wretched sequence of one win in eight Barclays Premier League games, which leaves Chelsea six points behind leaders Manchester United having played a game more. [LNB] Gunned down: Chelsea's dejected stars face up to defeat at the Emirates Stadium[LNB]'We have to wake up. Now we are sleeping,' said the Italian. 'Maybe I have to be the first to wake up. If you play against a good team like Arsenal, you lose if you don't wake up. [LNB]Thumbs up: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas praised his team-mates for showing belief[LNB]'I'm worried, obviously, because that's six or seven games we've not been able to win. I didn't see the team playing the way we want. [LNB]'We must get back to playing the way we were last season and at the start of this season, but it is not easy. We have to keep playing and have confidence in our ability, our play, our capacity.'[LNB]Ancelotti accepts that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may be running out of patience over the club's slide down the table.[LNB]'I don't know (how long Abramovich will remain patient). Obviously he won't be happy at this moment,' he said.[LNB] 'I will take my responsibility, but this is a question you have to ask him, not me.[LNB]'I'm not afraid about my job. Everyone said I did a fantastic job last year. Now people are asking me about my job. We have to do better, obviously. It's not usual that Chelsea can't win for six games.'[LNB]Ancelotti denies there is a rift in the changing room.[LNB]'These rumours are not true. Everyone knows this moment is difficult and we're not able to do what we're usually able to do,' he said.[LNB]'Everyone is close to their team-mates. We won the double six months ago. It's impossible that everything has changed, the atmosphere from the players, in that time.'[LNB]Arsene Wenger was delighted with a win that puts Arsenal second on goal difference, two points behind United. 'We are not bullied any more,' he said. 'We know that beating the big teams at home will have a big impact on this league.[LNB]'Two years ago with the same players we were battered. Last year we were getting close and this year at United and Chelsea we came away frustrated after playing a bit with the handbrake. It was a slow learning process which we got out of the systemtonight.' [LNB] [LNB] Inspirational display: Theo Walcott celebrates after putting Arsenal 3-0 up[LNB]Goalscoringcaptain Cesc Fabregas will miss Wednesday's trip to Wigan after his fifth booking of the season. [LNB]But he said: 'The difference between good and great is very little. Today we did what a great team does. We pressed and showed good discipline.[LNB]'The league is so tight. Anyone can win it. We will try to do our best.'[LNB]Another goalscorer, Walcott, said he had not thought of Chelsea's recent dominance of his side, adding: 'We didn't think about the past. We can't change that. We concentrated on pressing. Everyone was pressing. We didn't give Chelsea any space at all.[LNB]'Everything went well. We made Chelsea look average at times. We played some great football and wanted to do it for the fans because in recent years against Chelsea we've been disappointing. 'We got the win but another game is just around the corner.' [LNB] Arsenal 3 Chelsea 1: Gunners catch fire as flying Theo Walcott makes it a nightmare for AncelottiArsene Wenger's men beat the fear factor with impressive victory over ChelseaJamie Redknapp: Arsenal prove they have the armoury to win the title ARSENAL FC
