LONDON: Luiz Felipe Scolari has said that Chelsea’s fans were right to boo their side off the pitch after Sunday’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United.
Nicolas Anelka’s 100th Premier League goal earned the home side a point after Craig Bellamy had put West Ham ahead, but Chelsea missed a great opportunity to return to the top of the table and remain one point behind Liverpool, the leaders.
Chelsea’s stuttering form is in danger of undermining their title challenge, which is being kept alive by a 100 per cent record away from home.
Scolari’s side have dropped 14 points at home this season and have won only one of their past five league matches at Stamford Bridge, much to the manager’s annoyance.
“If I think about the competition and the games that we lost and the points we lost here, I agree with the fans,” Scolari said.
“But they need to understand the players try to do their best every time. They don’t want to draw, they don’t want to lose, but sometimes we don’t have the quality to win,” he added.
