Moody Blues moving on up

IF Chelsea are to mount a belated defence of their Barclays Premier League title, they will have to play a lot better than they did at Blackpool.

But crucially Carlo Ancelotti’s side showed they can still win without hitting top gear.

January’s £50million transfer Fernando Torres may have drawn another blank in his fifth match since joining from Liverpool, but fortunately for the Blues they did not need his goals.