REACTION: RIGHT RESULT
Posted on: Sat 29 Jan 2011
Carlo Ancelotti believed a draw was a fair outcome after seeing his side come from behind against Everton.
Salomon Kalou's precise finish cancelled out Louis Saha's opener meaning both sides will be in Sunday's fifth round draw, and the manager was pleased with the way his side responded to going a goal down on the hour.
'I think a draw was the right result, because we played better in the first half, they played better in the second half,' Ancelotti concluded. 'The result was good, we were 1-0 down and it wasn't easy at that moment to come back into the game.
'We had a good attitude and spirit and were able to score and take a draw. It was not an easy game because Everton put strong pressure all the time on the pitch, used a lot of long balls, they were very dangerous on set-pieces and scored on one. It was a difficult game but we showed good spirit.
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The second half was different. It can happen because they put a lot of pressure on, used long balls, and also because of the sun we were not able to play from the back as we did in the first half and we lost control of the game in the second half. We had less chances, but could have scored when Ramires hit the post.
'Against Everton every game has a lot of balance. We didn't win last year because we lost here and drew at home. This year the same, we drew both games so it will be difficult, but we hope to win before penalties!'
Toffees manager David Moyes felt his side had been the better, but picked out a Petr Cech save and Michael Essien block from Seamus Coleman as a turning point.
'I think we did enough to win it but the goalkeeper makes a great save at 1-0 from Seamus Coleman's header, and the rebound, I think it's Essien who gets the ball, and from 2-0 to 1-1, within a minute it had changed,' he said.
'They've won the FA Cup twice and they're Premier League champions. I think most people who know football will say that's Chelsea's strongest side who played today, the cup's important to everybody and they showed that today.'
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