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Chelsea must invest in new players - Former Blues manager Ruud Gullit
Defeat to Inter is a wake-up call...
17 Mar 2010 15:45:00
By Joe Whitbread
Former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit believes his old club need to improve their squad in the summer if they want to win the Champions League.
The Dutch legend, who was in charge at Stamford Bridge between 1996 and 1998, was speaking after Carlo Ancelotti's side were knocked out of the Champions League by Inter Milan.
Gullit believes Blues chairman Roman Abramovich will need to inject some cash if the Russian wants to see more trophies arrive at the club.
Asked if Chelsea could win the Champions League next season, he told Sky Sports: "Not any more. This was their last chance. They need to add players to this team.
"Against Inter it was a difficult match for them, they couldn't outsmart them and they looked powerless. The worst thing to see was no creativity, no ideas, no-one to do something and change the game.
Meanwhile, midfielder Michael Ballack has warned his team-mates not to dwell on the defeat and concentrate on the Premier League instead.
"The longer the game went on we had no answer to create something, we are really disappointed," he told his club's official website.
"We have to be focused on the league now and that is also a big competition for us because we haven't won it for the last few years."
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The Dutch legend, who was in charge at Stamford Bridge between 1996 and 1998, was speaking after Carlo Ancelotti's side were knocked out of the Champions League by Inter Milan.
Gullit believes Blues chairman Roman Abramovich will need to inject some cash if the Russian wants to see more trophies arrive at the club.
Asked if Chelsea could win the Champions League next season, he told Sky Sports: "Not any more. This was their last chance. They need to add players to this team.
"Against Inter it was a difficult match for them, they couldn't outsmart them and they looked powerless. The worst thing to see was no creativity, no ideas, no-one to do something and change the game.
Meanwhile, midfielder Michael Ballack has warned his team-mates not to dwell on the defeat and concentrate on the Premier League instead.
"The longer the game went on we had no answer to create something, we are really disappointed," he told his club's official website.
"We have to be focused on the league now and that is also a big competition for us because we haven't won it for the last few years."
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