Source: London_Paper
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti vows to rotate squad
CARLO ANCELOTTI has vowed to become Chelsea's new Tinkerman as he aims to win the Premier League at his first attempt.
The former AC Milan boss maintained his unbeaten start to his Chelsea career as he watched his side come from behind to beat Sunderland 3-1 at the Stadium of Light.
Ancelotti made four changes to the side that won 2-1 against Hull on Saturday, as Deco, Michael Ballack, Salomon Kalou and Branislav Ivanovic were all brought into the starting eleven.
It looked to be a bold decision as the Black Cats led into the interval, following an 18th minute strike from Darren Bent.
But Chelsea bounced back in the second through goals from Ballack, Frank Lampard and Deco to complete a convincing win.
And Ancelotti says he will continue to rotate his team to give Chelsea the best shot of winning the League for the first time since 2005.
He said: "We changed because I trust these players and we have very good quality with all the players and I want to use them.
"We have a lot of matches and I want to keep the players fresh and in good condition."
The Blues were in imperious form and their commanding second-half performance will send out a warning message to their Premier League rivals.
Following Bent's strike Ballack levelled with 52 minutes gone from Ivanovic's flick-on, and Frank Lampard converted a 61st-minute penalty after George McCartney had felled Didier Drogba.
Deco completed the job 20 minutes from time with Chelsea utterly dominant.
Ancelotti said: "I am very happy because we played very well all match.
"In the first half, even though we were behind, we were in control of the match with good possession of the ball.
"Sunderland had a good first half and defended strongly, but in the second half, they were tired and it was more difficult for them."
Opposite number Steve Bruce had few arguments with either Ancelotti's assessment of the game or the result.
"They have very good players and the system they played - there has been much talk about it - we found it very, very difficult to play against.
"It seemed at times as if we'd had a man sent off, we found it that difficult."
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