Wigan 0 Chelsea 6: Martinez fears the worst after rampant Blues smash another six

22 August 2010 18:55
Florent Malouda is convinced another title has taken up residence at Stamford Bridge - Chelsea are the Barclays Premier League's great entertainers.[LNB]Already champions, Carlo Ancelotti's Blues are developing a ruthless streak aimed at leaving opponents on their knees and spectators on their feet.[LNB] Five star: Kalou grabs his second to put Chelsea 5-0 up[LNB]They achieved both objectives at the DW Stadium with a performance that deserved more than a 14,476 attendance to witness a powerhouse display and a second successive 6-0 win.[LNB]'It is difficult to know why people still seem to think Arsenal and United play the best football,' said Malouda. 'Even when we finished on top of Arsenal, people said they played better than us.[LNB]'If you want to win the League, you have to be efficient, but when you look at how many goals we are scoring, you surely have to recognise there is real quality about us. The manager has worked at making sure we control games and you are seeing an evolution in our play. We are keeping more clean sheets but also scoring a lot more goals.[LNB]'It is not enough for us now just to go 1-0 up. We have developed a killer instinct and want to finish teams off. There are goals throughout this team and if there is an opportunity to kill a game off, we take it. We'll never go easy on teams and it is great for confidence to know just about everyone in the squad is capable of scoring goals.'[LNB] Rising highest: Anelka nods home his second goal[LNB]Age was supposed to be making a better fist of catching up with Chelsea than any of their rivals, yet Malouda is adamant they are reaping the benefits of continuity.[LNB]'I don't know about getting old, but I'm pretty sure most Premier League managers would settle for a squad like ours,' he said. 'The great thing about being together so long is that we all know the system and each other and the movement up front is improving all the time.[LNB]'Even when Salomon Kalou came on as substitute, he could feel where the ball was going to be played and ended up with two goals. We are tapping into the experience that has built up in recent years and turning it to our advantage. We all know the system and how to apply it and that does so much for our self-belief.'[LNB] Cool as you like: Anelka doubles Chelsea's lead[LNB]Wigan had the upper hand prior to a 34th-minute breakthrough by Malouda that triggered an alarming collapse.[LNB]Next up for them, Tottenham at White Hart Lane, scene of a 9-1 humiliation nine months ago. Time to man the barricades, surely, but Roberto Martinez won't hear of it. If Wigan's calamitous start is to cost him his job, he will go down fighting.[LNB]'I won't be changing the way we play,' he said. 'The way we let things slip had nothing to do with our style of football. It's about concentration and showing character. I have spoken to the chairman (Dave Whelan) but I can't waste time worrying if he will lose patience. I need to worry about the next game.'[LNB] Simple as: Florent Malouda taps home to give Chelsea the lead[LNB] Wigan boss Martinez is on the brink after Chelsea maulingWigan 0 Chelsea 6: Martinez fears the worst after Blues smash another six Wigan 0 Chelsea 6 - Carlo Ancelotti's side hit six again - as it happened [LNB]  

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