“Diego didn’t play against Tottenham, but he’ll be ready for the next game”.
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Tony Cascarino says Jose Mourinho was right to drop Diego Costa against Tottenham – but has backed him to return and score for Chelsea on Saturday Night Football.
“For me his behaviour was normal”.
Chelsea now lie 14th in the EPL standings after a poor start to the season, yet Hazard has dismissed talk of a rift opening between the players and manger Jose Mourinho, insisting everyone is unhappy following their inconsistent start to the campaign. “The way that we played and the maturity that we showed today made me very proud for them”. “I have a good relationship with him, no problem”.
“I think Diego is very privileged”.
Despite the absences of Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao, Eden Hazard was used as Chelsea’s furthest forward attacker in the goalless north London derby – rather than last season’s top scorer.
“The message to all my players, not just Diego, is that when we play as a team, the team is much better”, he said.
This latest spat between Costa and Mourinho came just days after the pair bickered during Chelsea’s Champions League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
“Physically he is fine, he is working well every day, his mood is positive”.
“I do not expect to have a player on the bench jumping and shouting because he is not playing”. “Hazard. I think we deserved more”, he told reporters.
According to reports, there are problems in the Chelsea locker room and as we have all seen this season, no one is happy with the way the defending EPL champions have started the term. “Even without scoring, his appetite to be important and make an impact was there”.
“We are not happy with the result but we are happy with the team”.
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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was left disappointed despite his side extending their unbeaten run to 13 league games, the club’s best run since 1985. “Until the end of December we have three games at Stamford Bridge, and Leicester and United away, so a good December is waiting for us”. “Why change if we think we can not improve?” “We know it’s hard but we will try”.
