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Ancelotti doesn't think slump is over

ESPN staff
January 1, 2011
Florent Malouda scored Chelsea's winner against Bolton © PA Photos
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Carlo Ancelotti does not think that Chelsea have escaped from their bad run - despite returning to winning ways against Bolton this week.

The 1-0 triumph against Wanderers was Chelsea's first for seven league games, and did much to revive their push for the title.

It was not the most convicing of victories, however, and Ancelotti's men remain four points away from leaders Manchester United, who have played a game less.

Now Ancelotti has admitted he does not know whether Chelsea are poised to cut into that deficit. "I have had difficult moments every year in my career," he said.

"We have had a lot of problems and injuries. We have not been able to move from this moment quickly. I am not sure we have moved on but it was a good step to beat Bolton."

The Bolton victory represented a significant boost as Chelsea's previous performance, a 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, was one of their worst in recent memory. Ancelotti has revealed that he did not show the players the video of that clash because he feared it would "kill" their confidence.

"I didn't show the video against Arsenal," Ancelotti said. "I normally do show. When the moment is not so good, you don't have to kill! I can show them in the future but not now."

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