Mistakes: Vialli believes Chelsea's Brazilian manager
Scolari (above) was 'outthought' by Roma boss Spalletti
Gianluca Vialli believes Chelsea are
going backwards this season because they can't beat the top teams.
The former Blues manager watched their dismal 3-1 defeat by Roma in
the Champions League as a pundit for Sky Sport Italia and was
shocked by how badly they played.
It was Chelsea's heaviest defeat in Europe's premier club
competition for four years, while they have also suffered setbacks
in the Premier League against their title rivals, losing against
Liverpool and drawing with Manchester United.
Vialli said: 'I don't think Chelsea are the same team as they
were a few years ago. They don't have the consistency any more.
'They were beaten by Manchester United in the final of the
Champions League last season and also lost against Liverpool at
home the other week. Before they used to beat these teams.'
Vialli feels manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, who has set his sights
on winning all four trophies this season, was outthought by Roma
counterpart, Luciano Spalletti.
He added: 'Chelsea went to Rome to settle for whatever they
could get and, when you do that, you end up losing the game on most
occasions. Roma had a great reaction to this, especially after all
the problems they have had recently.
'Spalletti changed the system, with [Francesco] Totti behind
[Mirko] Vucinic as well as [Matteo] Brighi supporting [Simone]
Perrotta on the flanks, and this made life difficult for [Florent]
Malouda. Roma showed great football with the ball to feet and it
worked.'
