Club legends dismiss Chelsea’s title hopes

(16-12-2010) Chelsea legends Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf believe the club’s title hopes have gone up in smoke. This comes after the club recent winless streak, their longest in over a decade. "It is hard for me to criticise my old club. But I said at the start of the season I didn't think they would win the championship. I love them, yet I really feel they are at the end of the cycle,” commented Leboeuf on Wednesday. Desailly added: "At the beginning of the season you thought, 'Wow, Chelsea are going to crush everyone from beginning to end'. But in the last six weeks Chelsea have been awful. I am annoyed they haven't been able to bring in a top-class player who can improve the team. Chelsea will be around the top but I am not sure if they will be able to win the title.”