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Chelsea go into today’s match against Blackpool knowing that
another victory could spark up a season that was gradually degenerating into a
farce two weeks ago. After the impressive 2-1 victory over Manchester United on
Tuesday last week, the Blues know that another three points will put them back
in a title race that Coach Carlo Ancelotti had long conceded will be won by
Manchester United.

After United’s loss to Liverpool yesterday, John Terry’s
rallying cry seems to be bringing dividends. But Blackpool is one of the sides
in the Premiership who cannot be easily dismissed.

Ian Holloway and his Orange gang have been a breath of fresh
air. In their first season in the top flight, they have been proving their
mettle. They had defeated another London club, Tottenham Hotspur, 3-1 in their
last league match so Chelsea have to be prepared to battle for the three points
at Bloomfield Road.

Lampard and good times

Frank Lampard’s injury woes this season have coincided with
Chelsea’s bad fortunes and his return to full fitness is a return to good times
for the Blues. However, Lampard has warned his team not to take anything for
granted in today’s match.

“It was an obvious statement because three points is three
points and having beaten Manchester United, we’ve edged our way back into
looking upwards rather than sideways and around us. We can’t sit on that, we’ve
had a couple of false dawns over the last couple of months and played our way
out of it, so now we need to build, starting with Blackpool,” he said.

Lampard knows that Blackpool have surprised some big teams this
term and they almost beat United, taking a two goal lead before capitulating to
lose 2-3.

“They have surprised me this season, not so much recently
because we’ve come to terms with what they’re doing, but at the beginning of
the season I’d have called them to be down there and that’s no disrespect,
because what a great feat it was for them to get into the Premier League, but
they’ve surprised me with their quality and hard work.”

When the two sides met in September Chelsea cruised to an easy
4-0 win. Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba scored one each, while Florent Malouda
bagged a brace on the day.

Striker Solomon Kalou is predicts a win for his team.

“I think we are showing the good side of Chelsea, because we
can’t just fight for one competition, we always fight for every competition,”
said Kalou, who has scored nine goals this term.

The Blues may not win the title but will have a say in who wins with games
against Manchester City, Tottenham and Manchester United still to come.