If it looked like the players were enjoying themselves on Sunday afternoon, it is because they were.
A first-half display of attacking football to rival anything else in the world saw us race into a 4-0 half-time lead against Barclays Premier League newcomers, with a goal apiece for Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba and a pair for man of the match Florent Malouda, who explained afterwards just what a good time the lads were having.
'It was a real pleasure for us players on the pitch, and for the fans it was too. We really enjoyed it and we'll have to do it again,' said the Frenchman. 'We work hard every day in training, we have our system and shape, we have our philosophy and when you get results at the weekend it's a real pleasure.'
Captain for the day Drogba admitted we should have had more in the second half.
'We try to score the most goals we can in the game. We scored four in the first half and in the second we had so many chances, but I think it is a lack of concentration or bad decisions in the last pass. It is something we have to think about but the result was great today,' said the Ivorian, who was delighted to be asked to wear the armband in the absence of both John Terry and Frank Lampard.
'It's fantastic, I've been here for six years, this is my seventh,' the 32-year-old smiled. 'It is always better to have them on board and on the pitch, and I want them to come back quick even if it was an honour and a pleasure to be captain today.'
Malouda was also pleased to keep a clean sheet, which he believes was more important to adding to the score in the second half following on from games against West Ham and Zilina, where we conceded late consolation strikes.
'Most important was to keep the clean sheet because we couldn't do it against Zilina in the Champions League, it was important for us because we are confident up front and it is good for the defence to keep a clean sheet, so there was no disappointment in the second half,' he explained.
Next up in the league is a trip to Manchester City, which according to many will be our first big test of the new season. The players though are not so sure.
'We just want to win the league, we are not focused on Manchester City, we have to play all the teams,' Malouda responded. 'People are thinking about Man City because they don't give us credit for what we have done until now.
'We have to stay focused as we did last year, and can achieve great performances against big teams. We have a lot of games to come and we play to win every game.
'The season will be long and you don't win in September. We have to carry on and keep our focus, because we know there will be great expectation from our fans. You have to be on top at the end of May, and we're fully aware of that.'
A first-half display of attacking football to rival anything else in the world saw us race into a 4-0 half-time lead against Barclays Premier League newcomers, with a goal apiece for Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba and a pair for man of the match Florent Malouda, who explained afterwards just what a good time the lads were having.
'It was a real pleasure for us players on the pitch, and for the fans it was too. We really enjoyed it and we'll have to do it again,' said the Frenchman. 'We work hard every day in training, we have our system and shape, we have our philosophy and when you get results at the weekend it's a real pleasure.'
Captain for the day Drogba admitted we should have had more in the second half.
'We try to score the most goals we can in the game. We scored four in the first half and in the second we had so many chances, but I think it is a lack of concentration or bad decisions in the last pass. It is something we have to think about but the result was great today,' said the Ivorian, who was delighted to be asked to wear the armband in the absence of both John Terry and Frank Lampard.
'It's fantastic, I've been here for six years, this is my seventh,' the 32-year-old smiled. 'It is always better to have them on board and on the pitch, and I want them to come back quick even if it was an honour and a pleasure to be captain today.'
Malouda was also pleased to keep a clean sheet, which he believes was more important to adding to the score in the second half following on from games against West Ham and Zilina, where we conceded late consolation strikes.
'Most important was to keep the clean sheet because we couldn't do it against Zilina in the Champions League, it was important for us because we are confident up front and it is good for the defence to keep a clean sheet, so there was no disappointment in the second half,' he explained.
Next up in the league is a trip to Manchester City, which according to many will be our first big test of the new season. The players though are not so sure.
'We just want to win the league, we are not focused on Manchester City, we have to play all the teams,' Malouda responded. 'People are thinking about Man City because they don't give us credit for what we have done until now.
'We have to stay focused as we did last year, and can achieve great performances against big teams. We have a lot of games to come and we play to win every game.
'The season will be long and you don't win in September. We have to carry on and keep our focus, because we know there will be great expectation from our fans. You have to be on top at the end of May, and we're fully aware of that.'
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