Ancelotti: we must win all remaining matches © EuroFootball.com

London strategist Carlo Ancelotti insists that his players must win all remaining nine matches if they want to have even a slight hope of defending the title of the English champions.

On Sunday, the capital team beat "Man City" 2-0 and rose to third place in the league table, but still lags behind the leader "Man Utd" by 9 points. In addition, "Chelsea" has played one more game.

"We have to make an effort to win all matches. Now we have a break due to international competitions, and I expect the returning players to have the same enthusiasm for the fight as now," said the Italian.

Ancelotti also defended striker Fernando Torres, who has not scored a goal yet: "He must not lose confidence in his abilities. Fernando must remain patient - that's who he is. The goal will come."