Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admits their 12 goals in the last two games is against the character of his teams.

Chelsea are the top scorers in the Premier League with 82 goals, 52 of them scored at home, and have smashed 12 in their last two games.

But despite hitting seven twice in home league games this season, Ancelotti is reluctant to take on the mantle of being a coach who puts forward play first.

"I don't consider myself an attacking coach," added the Italian. "I am Italian and the fortune of Italian football is defensively. I like balance. I am a balanced coach.

"This is our aim, to attack and play football, but the first thing is to maintain balance because I don't like to concede a goal. The easy way to score is a counter-attack. In Italy the team that won Serie A was not the team that scored more goals, it was the team that conceded the least."