Chelsea expect to be without Ricardo Carvalho for three
weeks after he limped out of Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over
Hull.
The Portuguese defender, so key to The Blues’ defence, suffered
a hamstring injury towards the end of the match, meaning he could
now miss Premier League matches against Sunderland (h), Blackburn
(a), and West Brom (a).
“I don’t know the situation with Ricardo but it could be a
minimum of three weeks,” Scolari confirmed after the match in The
Sun.
Joe Cole also suffered an injury, and Scolari revealed he
may have aggravated the same ankle that has kept him out of recent
games.
“Joe maybe felt something with his ankle,” said the Chelsea
boss.
Chelsea’s victory was inspired by one of the most sublime goals
you will ever see from Frank Lampard, and Scolari hailed his main
man as one of the world’s best players.
"His goal was one of the best in the world - only one player
with this quality can make this goal. Other players, no.
"I think it was one of the best goals that I saw in my life.
There are many very good players in England, and one of the best is
Frank."
Defeat ends Hull’s four-match winning strike, and Phil Brown
admitted they were well beaten.
"It is a kick in the proverbials but we have got to dust
ourselves down and prepare for it.
"We came up against a quality side and we didn't bring our best
game to the table, even though we caused them problems in the first
half.
"I don't enjoy getting beat. I haven't come into The Premier
League just to enjoy it - I have come into The Premier League to
try to win games of football and this was poor by our
standards."