Soccer Extreme : Carlo Ancelotti played down a spat between John Terry and Didier Drogba, two of his senior players at Chelsea, as the defending champions lost further ground in the Premier League title race after a thrilling 3-3 home draw with Aston Villa.Chelsea had rallied from 2-1 down to lead 3-2, courtesy of Terry's last-minute goal, only to switch off in injury-time and allow Ciaran Clark to claim a dramatic but deserved equaliser for the visitors.
Drogba argued with Terry as they left the field, with Chelsea struggling to comprehend how they could have conceded such a soft goal. Marc Albrighton, the Villa substitute, was given time to cross and Clark stole in between Terry and Ashley Cole to glance home.
Chelsea remain in fifth place, but are six points behind the leaders Manchester United, who have a game in hand over them. Ancelotti's team have taken just 10 points from an available 30 to slip from their perch at the top of the table.
"Everything is OK in the dressing room," Ancelotti said, as he sought to accentuate the positives from a brighter second-half performance. "We've lost confidence but not our winning mentality because our bad moment has been too long. I think that in the last game [the 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers], the play was good. Obviously, we have to improve but I think we are improving." (guardian)