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Pleat tells Chelsea boss Ancelotti: Drogba, Torres cannot play in same team

Former Tottenham boss David Pleat has told Carlo Ancelotti he cannot have a successful Chelsea team with Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres in the starting XI.

In his column for the Guardian, Pleat explained: "Carlo Ancelotti has solved his striker problem.

"When Fernando Torres emerged after 76 minutes on Saturday, the Italian substituted Didier Drogba. It is clearly a case of the two together being less effective in Chelsea's favoured system. Both of the forwards need providers either side to flourish.

"Take away one of those providers to accommodate a front two and the effect is nullified. Ancelotti knew that Florent Malouda, Salomon Kalou and Yossi Benayoun could all create; now he knows that both Drogba and Torres can score."

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