Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has admitted he will need new players in a bid to keep pace with the top teams in the Premier League.
\nThe Italian saw his side draw 3-3 with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, after Ciaran Clark\u2019s late header nullified John Terry\u2019s goal moments before stoppage time.
\nBut talking to reporters after the game, Ancelotti conceded he needs to strengthen his defence, which has been rocked by a long-term injury to centre-back Alex.
\n\u201cWe need some players,\u201d said Ancelotti.
\n\u201cWe have to look at the condition of Alex when he comes back this week from Brazil.
\n\u201cBruma played very well, but without Alex and Ivanovic we lose energy on the high ball and we conceded the second goal for this reason.
\n\u201cThe third was different because we needed to have more attention in the box.\u201d
\nThe Chelsea manager admitted his frustration at losing further ground to title rivals Manchester United, who are now six points clear of his side.
\n\u201cI am disappointed because when we deserve to win you need to win,\u201d said Ancelotti.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s our fault because we were not able to maintain concentration until the end. The last goal was a mistake because we conceded an easy cross and we didn\u2019t mark in the box.\u201d
\nDespite the draw, the under-pressure Blues boss was adamant his side were in the race for the Premier League title.
\n\u201cThey [Manchester United] have to win [their game in hand] or everything is open,\u201d Ancelotti said.
\n\u201cWe have to beat them [on March 1], however, it\u2019s not over, and we are improving.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has admitted he will need new players in a bid to keep pace with the top teams in the Premier League. The Italian saw his side draw 3-3 with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge, after Ciaran Clark\u2019s late header nullified John Terry\u2019s goal moments before stoppage time. But talking to reporters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-272666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n