Scolari stays mum as Chelsea roll on

TYPICAL Chelsea. Just when the club which even Macchiavelli would consider rather too political for their own good delivers an on-field performance which appears to leave no question unanswered, Luiz Felipe Scolari decides to dodge the post-match inquisition and, suddenly, all the old doubts flare up once again.

“He is tired,” said Chelsea’s assistant manager Ray Wilkins, standing in for Scolari on a day which started with reports of the first bubblings of behind-the-scenes discontent at Stamford Bridge.

“I saw a little bit of tiredness in him today, facially. His mood is good, but he is bound to feel the pressure.