Chelsea"s players were reminded of what might delicately be called their off-field responsibilities in a midweek meeting commanded by owner Roman Abramovich.
After recent labours away from home, it looked as if they had been reminded equally forcefully of their roles on the pitch by Carlo Ancelotti.
Petr Cech at one end and Didier Drogba at the other were listening, even if skipper John Terry is still cocking a bit of a deaf "un with his patchy form.
Double trouble: Didier Drogba fired two goals to send Chelsea four points clear
Goalkeeper Cech made some outstanding saves at crucial times, even rescuing his captain, while Drogba"s two goals were equally opportune.
Chelsea visited Molineux having won just one of their previous six away games and for almost half the match, as they stuttered and struggled, it was easy to see why those games had yielded just six points - far from the form of champions.
But the excellent Drogba, with his 24th and 25th goals of the season, saved them from embarrassment as they profited from Manchester United"s defeat at Everton to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points.
Drogba"s brace against an honest but wasteful Wolves was fitting reward for a potent display of leading the line and keeps the Ivory Coast man joint top-scorer in the English game with Wayne Rooney on 25 goals, although the United striker has 21 in the league, compared to Drogba"s 19.
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