Timely break for pace-setting Blues

IT IS no consolation to England manager Fabio Capello but the international break has come with perfect timing for Carlo Ancelotti.

The Chelsea manager watched Frank Lampard and John Terry limp out of the 2-0 victory against Stoke and out of England’s Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland.

But at least Ancelotti, whose Chelsea side have now scored 14 goals and conceded none in a perfect start to the Premier League season, knows he has a fortnight to get two of his most vital characters fit again.