Chelsea not in their best form despite being top of the league, says Carlo Ancelotti

21 December 2009 13:02
Even so, a draw at Upton Park has extended Chelsea's lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points going into Christmas. [LNB]'This period is not easy, every three days to play with pressure on games, it is not easy to prepare well. Now we have one week to prepare for the next game and I think we will improve,' said Ancelotti. [LNB] Related ArticlesChelsea give John Terry full backingWest Ham 1 Chelsea 1Turning the other cheekZola has a lot on his mindAlan Smith's guide to Champions League last 16Mourinho and Beckham return'For every team in this period, it is not the best period. There are a lot of competitive games, and if you play every three days it's not easy. It is not our best moment but it is not so bad, we have four points at the top of the list and we can have a good Christmas. [LNB]'One more point is four points ahead, which is good because we didn't play a good match. Second half was better, we met a strong, hard team, who played with pressure on the midfield, it was a tough game. We didn't do well the first half. West Ham played well with character and determination and some good ideas.' [LNB]West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, who spent seven years as a player at Chelsea, predicted that the Premier League title would return to Stamford Bridge, but felt his team were unlucky not to win following Chelsea's controversial penalty. [LNB]'I don't think Chelsea is in the best moment but they are not the only one, and they have what it takes to win the title,' he said. 'I think no one could have said anything if we took all three points, but the attitude, passion and courage was remarkable for me. [LNB]"It's a very good starting point, we knew the team we had in front of us was better than us, so we had to do something different. We had the crowd on our side and it makes such a difference.' [LNB]

Source: Telegraph