Defending premier league champions has started the new season with a tremendous victory against West Bromwich Albion by scoring 6 goals on Saturday. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba earned a hat-trick in the first match whereas the France man Florent Malouda scored two.
Reuters wrote:
"It was necessary for them to have a full recovery and we knew the first game of the pre-season we couldn't play them.Chelsea Boss Carlo Ancelotti is pleased with the performances after overcoming the week, performances in the preseason matches. At the same time he has a supportive mentality for the players to spend more days in rest so that they can cure extra pressure of World Cup 2010