“Feghouli picked up something against Juventus which we didn’t think was an injury and he trained for a week but he is injured”, Bilic said.
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Eden Hazard scored the opener from the spot, with Costa rifling in the winning goal to render Collins’s equaliser useless.
Ayew joined the Hammers for a club record fee of £20.5m from Swansea City following his magnificent performance last season.
“The way we started and ended last season wasn’t good enough by our own standards”.
The 47-year-old’s first game in charge resulted in a 2-1 victory over West Ham, and Cahill has cast further light on his methods.
Bilic confessed: “We were so close and we thought that’s it, but let’s be honest, apart from the first 15 minutes and from the time we equalised, they were better than us”.
‘My ambition is to achieve good things with the club, to get success in the Premier League and, I hope, return to the Champions League. It is always good to score a penalty. Now we are looking forward to the future.
Terry feels Chelsea are lucky to have a player of Hazard’s calibre, but said they can not expect the 25-year-old to carry the team.
Of the 11 players that started for Chelsea, 10 of them were also in the starting XI for the opening game of the 2015/16 season, with N’Golo Kante the only new addition.
Slaven Bilic has refused to criticise Diego Costa despite admitting the Chelsea striker should have been sent off before firing the victor against West Ham. He has great ability and is very important in this team. I took this decision – but the next game, we don’t know.
“There is a great intensity in the Premier League and it’s very physical”.
“We are happy with his performance but I’m happy with the performance of all the players”.
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The Spanish worldwide had a lively game and had played well but his real impact came in the 89th minute when his 20 yard shot hit the back of the net.
