Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea 4 West Ham 1: Mourinho fearing spies at Stamford Bridge
Jose Mourinhoand controversy areconstant bedfellows and lastnight the former Chelsea boss was at thecentre of another row. [LNB]The Inter Milan boss willstride back into Chelsea todayto deliver his pre-ChampionsLeague press conference. [LNB]But he has made it clear hisInter players will decline thechance to practise on theStamford Bridge pitch becausehe fears Chelsea spying on histactics. [LNB] Back in town: Jose Mourinho[LNB]Inter, leading 2-1 from thefirst leg, will instead train inItaly before flying to London. [LNB]Mourinho will not appear onthe pitch he once ruled untiltomorrow when he will be surroundedby adoring fans whohave not seen the BarclaysPremier League trophy sincehe departed two and a halfyears ago. [LNB]'He is someone who has donevery well for this club and thesesupporters appreciate that andwill show their respect,' said West Ham manager GianfrancoZola after seeing his sidehammered by Chelsea. [LNB]'They have been the same forme and others who have donewell for this club. He will get agood reception. It is always apleasure to come back to thisplace but, when you lose inthis way, it is painful for me.' [LNB]Mourinho was at the Bridge inDecember, mainly on a scoutingmission as Chelsea playedFulham but, by his own admission,also to dilute the emotionof tomorrow's homecoming. [LNB]'The good thing is I don'thave far to walk, ' saidMourinho. [LNB] Head first: Chelsea defender Alex rises high to direct a header past West Ham keeper Robert Green for his side's opener[LNB]'From the dressingroom to the bench is fivemetres. I don't have to crossthe stadium. I don't have tofeel the emotions of the crowd.I will just sit there and play mygame.'[LNB]Inter may be leading afterthe first leg but the form of theItalian champions and Serie Aleaders has started to sliprecently, including Friday's 3-1defeat at Catania. [LNB]Chelsea manager CarloAncelotti turned up the heatahead of tomorrow's secondleg, making a bullish appearanceon Italian TV. [LNB]'We will be the third Englishteam in the Champions Leaguequarter-finals,' he said. [LNB]Chelsea, who have sufferedtheir own wobble since theturn of the year, will takeconfidence from this emphaticdisposal of Zola's West Ham.[LNB][LNB]Primed: Chelsea boss Ancelotti[LNB]Florent Malouda was outstanding,making the first twogoals, headers by Alex andDidier Drogba, before scoringthe third himself from the edgeof the box.[LNB] It was a displaywhich explained why Ancelottihas problems giving Joe Colegame time.For 10 minutes around theinterval, West Ham seemedcapable of causing a surprise. [LNB]John Mikel Obi and Frank Lampard allowed Scott Parkerthe time and space to smashin a dipping 30-yard equaliserbut, by the end, the hometeam were as comfortable asthe scoreline suggests. [LNB]Drogba added the fourth his 27th in 33 games thisseason after Robert Green failed to hold a skidding effortfrom Lampard.[LNB]'It is always good if you canwin before such an importantgame, especially if you scoresome goals,' said MichaelBallack.[LNB]The message from inside theChelsea camp was that Mourinhois history. The playersnow view Ancelotti as theirSpecial One, the man who can lead them to their firstChampions League trophy. [LNB]Mourinho's return was 'reallynot a big theme in the dressingroom,' added Ballack. [LNB]MATCH STATS Chelsea (4-3-3): Turnbull 6; Ivanovic 6 (Zhirkov 80 min), Alex 7, Terry 7, Ferreira 7; Ballack 6, Mikel 6,Lampard 6; Anelka 6 (J Cole 66, 6), Drogba 7, Malouda 8 (Kalou 87). [LNB]West Ham (4-3-2-1): Green 6;Spector 5, Gabbidon 5, Upson 6, Daprela 6; Kovac 6, Parker 7,Behrami 6; Ilan 4 (Diamanti 84), Dyer 4 (Stanislas 68, 5); Mido 5 (C Cole 68, 5).Booked: Mido.[LNB]Man of the match: Florent Malouda.Referee: Mark Clattenburg.[LNB]'It isanother time with anothercoach. Most of the playersworked with him for a longtime but it's gone. We have an experienced sidehungry to win the ChampionsLeague. [LNB]'To have a coach whohas won it twice, that's why welook up to him and that's whyhe is here.' [LNB]Ancelotti won the EuropeanCup twice as a coach with ACMilan and makes no attemptto hide his fondness for it. [LNB]'The Champions League ismy favourite competition, thebest in the world,' said theChelsea manager. [LNB]'This is Chelsea against Internot me against Mourinho.'[LNB] Chelsea 4 West Ham 1: Didier Drogba hits a double to send Blues back to the summitGary Lineker: Jose Mourinho will be back at Liverpool or Manchester City Chelsea can expect Inter backlash after calamitous crash at Catania Hiddink rejects World Cup offer from Ivory Coast despite Drogba's hard sell [LNB]
