REACTION: A FANTASTIC MOMENT
Carlo Ancelotti was obviously pleased with Fernando Torres' maiden Chelsea goal and now aims to play him alongside Didier Drogba in the next game.
Torres netted his first goal to the delight of Stamford Bridge's faithful, and it was well-worked as the Spaniard battled to keep possession inside the West Ham area.
The goal arrived after Frank Lampard's opener and before Florent Malouda's stoppage-time strike, which came courtesy of a Torres assist.
'It was fantastic moment and will help him move on quickly,' said Ancelotti, talking of Torres' goal.
'He needed to score to move from this moment. For him, the next game will be better. It was good, good movement, good pass and a fantastic goal.
'I never lost the confidence in his abilities, his skills, because he is a fantastic striker. I said we had to take time because it was a new club for him; he needed to get to know his team mates. Now he will show his quality.'
After torrential rain poured down on the sodden pitch, it looked as though the water would prevent Torres scoring as the ball slowed up in a puddle. But the Spaniard did well to keep possession before launching it into the net with his left foot.
'He was unlucky there [with the water] but he did fantastically to move so quickly, come back and score well,' added the Chelsea manager.
Now he plans to start Torres alongside Drogba when we host Tottenham Hotspur next weekend: 'Considering the performance of Didier today, and considering Fernando scored, we have to try and play both together now. We have one week to train and we will take a decision before the next game. I don't want to guarantee this but we will try.
'They don't have a problem playing together. Didier is moving very well, not just in the box but also outside. He is doing fantastic assists for his team mates and for this reason I don't think they will have a problem playing together.'
Despite the eventual score, today's game was a closely contested match, as West Ham tested Petr Cech between the posts.
'We came here, played well and created good chances but Petr Cech was excellent today, making some good saves,' said opposition manager Avram Grant.
'Someone may see the game and think "3-0, Chelsea was much better than us" but we were very close. If we continue to play like that then we will stay in the League. We didn't deserve to lose 3-0.'
It was a sentiment echoed by the Chelsea manager: 'Our game today was very difficult; to be honest West Ham did not deserve to lose 3-0.'
Speaking of the difficult clashes that lie ahead, Ancelotti knows it will not be easy to catch Manchester United, who lead the Barclays Premier League by six points.
But he does think the next two fixtures for both sides could decide who wins. 'In the next few days it is Arsenal versus Man United, and Chelsea v Tottenham, I think these will decide the title.
'We have a possibility, we have just four games, the gap is the same so it will be more difficult, but we have to keep trying and believe we can do something.'
One man who may not be available for that Tottenham match is Michael Essien, who limped off the pitch today, but Ancelotti won't know the full extent of his injury until later.
'Essien had a little problem on his muscle; we will have to wait until tomorrow to check and see if it is a big problem or not.'
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