Why Di Matteo is perfect fit

Chelsea’s demolition job on QPR reflected the euphoria coursing through a club that might be about to record one of their finest seasons under Roman Abramovich with the worst team they’ve had since the Russian arrived.

Every time Frank Lampard went to take a corner he was love-bombed from the stands by fans. Six months ago a lot of them might have agreed with Andre Villas-Boas that Lampard could no longer cut it for Chelsea, but everybody can forget about that if it means a club hero gets one last crack at the Champions League.

As everyone knows, John Terry will not be among the Chelsea players who take the field in Munich next month, and the Chelsea captain addressed this embarrassing situation in his programme notes yesterday.