Ancelotti has faith in supporting cast

CARLO ANCELOTTI is happy to rely on his young strikers to help Chelsea through one of the most critical periods of the season.

Thu, 24 Dec, 2009 - 00:00
Adrian Curtis

The Italian coach will be without Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou against Fulham on Monday as they are heading off to link up with the Ivory Coast on Sunday.

The pair, along with Ghana’s Michael Essien and Nigeria’s John Mikel Obi, are all taking part in the African Nations Cup in January.

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