Chelsea Drop 3 Drogba Bombs on West Brom

According to Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti, his team did “nothing special” in their 6 – 0 defeat of West Brom last night. Chelsea claimed the biggest opening day win of the Premier League with Didier Drogba scoring a hat trick. Ancelotti said, “We did our job. This team can show this kind of play, scoring a lot of goals. We had a difficult pre-season, but now everything has come back to be OK. We played a good game and I am happy."

In the pre-season friendly’s Chelsea lost to Ajax, Eintracht Frankfurt and Hamburg and in the Community shield they lost to Manchester United. However, Ancelotti explained that because of the World Cup many of his key players had returned to training late and were not at full fitness.

He went on to say that, "We knew it would be difficult because we gave a holiday to the World Cup players. We made sure they did not come back too early. They needed time and good training sessions - and maybe they are not yet 100% but they are already in good condition. They can improve and in two weeks, we will be 100%."

Drogba scored a free-kick from short range and also a 20 yard strike that took a deflection, Ancelotti commented on Drogba’s goals saying, "He did a fantastic job, not just because he scored, he worked really hard for the team. It is very important to have this mentality from all our strikers. Last season he scored a lot of goals, and he has started very well, I think he can do the same again."

When Ancelotti’s first took over the team they won both the Premier League and the FA Cup and he stressed that it was essential that they team started this season well if they are going to defend their titles. "We want to do our jobs this season, I think it will be a fantastic Premier League because a lot of teams will be involved at the top."

Two of the other goals came from Florent Malouda and Frank Lampard scored the sixth, all of the goals came from players who were at the World cup. Malouda said, "It is the perfect start and the perfect reaction to our poor pre-season. It is important to have a good start because we are the champions and we want to stay like that. The result is good for our confidence in front of goal but the season is long. We have a lot of big games and we have to make sure that we are ready."

The West Brom manager Roberto di Matteo was warmly received by the crowd at Stamford Bridge, however, not much else would of comforted him as his team returned to the Premier League. After the match he said, "Playing the champions away on the first day of the season, you know it is going to be a tough day for you but I thought the scoreline was a bit harsh. There are not a lot of teams which come away from Stamford Bridge with much. We know we will have to learn very quickly, but on the upside, we will not be playing Chelsea every week. Not every team has the quality this one does. You can see why they are the champions, they are strong across the team, powerful and play well. The first three goals were from set pieces and we will have to do better than that. We will keep working on it."