Chelsea players warned by Roman Abramovich that cost-cutting won't be an excuse for failure

30 September 2010 06:43
From Russia with love: Roman Abramovic[LNB]Roman Abramovich has told his players that cost-cutting at Chelsea is no excuse for failure.[LNB]Abramovich believes Carlo Ancelotti's squad are capable of defending the Premier League title and winning the Champions League for the first time.[LNB]'The message was clear from the owner,' said captain John Terry. 'He wants to win everything and with the squad we have, he expects to.[LNB]'We lost some experienced players, Joe Cole especially, but we weren't the only side cutting back.[LNB]'Now we are seeing young players coming through.'[LNB]Five experienced men left Chelsea this summer and injuries to Frank Lampard, Yossi Benayoun and Salomon Kalou coincided with defeats by Newcastle and Manchester City.[LNB] Blue is the colour: John Terry celebrates his goal against Marseille on Wednesday night[LNB]Chelsea beat Marseille on Tuesday, but will investigate claims by the French club's security chief Guy Cazademont that he was thrown out of the ground before the game and could not supervise the away fans.[LNB] The Drog's coming for you... Terry insists hitman is ready for ArsenalMalouda warns Chelsea that Arsenal are a much tougher beast this yearCHELSEA FC

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