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Ancelotti praises strike pair

24 Aug 2009 - 07:51:53

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Chelsea head coach Carlo Ancelotti was delighted by the performances of strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka in the 2-0 victory at Fulham.

Both men got on the scoresheet at Craven Cottage and showed positive signs of being able to forge a meaningful partnership.

Ancelotti said: "I am sure they can play together because they are fantastic strikers and have different qualities.

"For the first goal, Nicolas put a fantastic pass through for Didier and for the second goal, Didier put a fantastic pass through for Nicolas. They did a very good job together.

"Nicolas is a very complete striker. He can play in the centre and on the right and left, he can play behind the striker.

"Our idea for Nicolas was that he would stay a little bit behind Didier.

"In the first half he played a little bit on the right and our play was not so good, but it improved in the second half because he took a position more in the centre."