Source: Team_Talk
Allardyce wary of Blues backlash
Allardyce accepts Chelsea had receiving a "massive kick up the backside" from Inter and is hoping their players will suffer from fatigue. However, he is not so sure it will work that way.[LNB]He said: "I'm not sure it's a good time to play them but the only thing we do know is that they are going to tire later on in the game.[LNB]"They put a huge amount of effort in against Inter Milan so there will be some physical and mental fatigue, so we have to make sure we are in there with a shout for the last quarter of the game.[LNB]"Chelsea have had a massive kick up the backside and didn't expect to lose that game and get knocked out of the Champions League, and they are now a wounded animal that you have got to protect against."[LNB]Allardyce has taken some tips from Jose Mourinho's book of tactics by studying the success of Inter Milan - and Wigan earlier in the season - to pinpoint weaknesses in Carlo Ancelotti's side.[LNB]"I learn an awful lot from every game, I usually used to manage to set out a team tactically against Chelsea that could get a result and we have had a look at some of the stuff that Inter did," said Allardyce.[LNB]"We've also looked at what Wigan did when they beat them, as they are a team very similar to ourselves.[LNB]"If you watch Inter Milan's work-rate and the tactics that they put together it shows why they nullified Chelsea so much.[LNB]"Whether you can keep that up for 90 minutes is another thing but we'll have a go.[LNB]"We have to be right tactically and we need 11 lads prepared to roll their sleeves up and work harder and run longer than they have done all season."[LNB][LNB] Blackburn v Chelsea. Click here to bet.
