Chelsea hitting form

A couple of weeks ago it could have seemed as though Chelsea were slipping back into their 'go a goal up and stop' mentality after two dire performances against Wigan and then Tottenham. The latter of these two games highlighted that something needed to be done in order to improve the Blues prospects of regaining the league title.

Last season Chelsea finished just two points behind champions Manchester United but a string of late equalisers cost the Londoners dearly in the end of season run-in, the prime example coming against Wigan at home when Emile Heskey pounced, Chelsea dropping two points in a game they really should have won.

Since their game against Spurs though, Chelsea have looked a far better team going forward with comfortable victories against Manchester City at Eastlands and Bordeaux at home in the Champions League.

The game against City saw the Blues bounce back from an early Robinho free-kick, surging  forward, taking the game to hosts and scoring three goals of their own to return to the top of the pile following Liverpool' earlier victory over Man Utd. This win saw many betting on Chelsea - to go on and reclaim the Premiership crown.

Their encounter on Wednesday against the French side was won even more convincingly, the hosts putting four past Laurent Blanc's men and never really looked as though they were to be beaten at the back.

Despite this manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was unhappy with his sides' performance stating that,

"We made many mistakes in the second half. We did not control the game enough, we let them have too much of the ball. We did not play very well.

"We tried to attack without the ball and with no good connections", Scolari made a point and he wants his team to play under his tactics and was very unhappy that, despite killing off the game eight minutes from time, the players did not control the ball well after the break.

His views will contrast of those of many Chelsea fans who were happy with the Blues performance and it will be interesting to see whether the West Londoners will resort to their former reserved style of football in the future.

Written by John Ford - A Freelance Sports Journalist