;Another loss for André Villas-Boas, but was it a surprise?
Of course not, because I predicted it and it was obvious that Chelsea were going to lose.
Villas-Boas better be thankful that fate allowed Ashley Cole to come on for José Bosingwa, as he made a crucial clearance off the line.
If Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi hadn't wasted gilt-edged opportunities, it could have resulted in an even worse scoreline.
If you're an optimistic type of guy, at least it wasn't 7-1.
Here are seven lessons learned from the match. Chelsea is now winless in their last five contests as their early lead in Naples was cancelled out by three unanswered Napoli goals.
Juan Mata got the scoring underway with a calm finish from six yards out. Drogba played the ball over to Sturridge on the right of the box. He low cross was dealt with poorly by the Napoli center back Paolo Cannavaro who did nothing but deflect it behind him and into Mata’s path.
Napoli would equalize within ten minutes. Ezequlel Lavezzi found a pocket of space just outside of the Chelsea box. His curling shot did just enough to beat Cech to his left hand side.These are the moments when André Villas-Boas, for all his outward confidence, could be forgiven for wondering how much longer a man with Roman Abramovich's lack of tolerance is prepared to stand by him when the evidence of Chelsea's deterioration is so overwhelming.
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