Melchiot impressed by Blues

22 September 2009 12:15
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Wigan captain Mario Melchiot believes his former club Chelsea are benefiting from the settled selections of manager Carlo Ancelotti.[LNB] The ex-Blues defender faces his old side on Saturday when the current Premier League leaders travel to the DW Stadium.[LNB]Melchiot, who left Chelsea in 2004, is expecting a difficult afternoon when Ancelotti's troops arrive in the North West and he has praised the Italian's impact.[LNB]The Latics skipper believes the Blues boss, who arrived in the summer, is taking advantage of established players by maintaining a regular backbone to his first XI.[LNB]When asked about Ancelotti's Chelsea, Melchiot told Sky Sports News: "It is really impressive. They play really well and look really good.[LNB]"But on the other hand, there are not so many changes in the team anymore. So that makes the team tick a little bit better.[LNB]"If you keep changing it all the time, sometimes it becomes harder because you always have to start from the beginning.[LNB]"I think now he has a group that has been there for a while. Sometimes that makes it more comfortable for people to be around each other and to play with each other."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports