“Because it is not good for him, for me, for Chelsea or the fans”.
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And then Fabregas, seemingly down the pecking order under Conte, produced a superb pass into the run of Costa – with the striker coolly stroking home to seal another late win.
“That is why now we are winning, it’s always hard to come back when they score but we did great”.
Fitness levels may have played a part in Watford’s late defeat to Chelsea yesterday, defender Craig Cathcart has admitted.
“It’s very good for him, I’m happy for him”, Courtois told the Evening Standard when asked about Batshuayi.
“I’m very disappointed. At the moment, what counts is we have grown as a team and improved compared to last week”.
The Italian said he would not be able to sleep after blaming mistakes from his own players for both of Chelsea’s goals.
Mazzarri felt his side deserved more from the game after match-winner Costa avoided a second yellow card in the second half despite taking a dive, but the 54-year-old reiterated that he will not be talking about refereeing decisions this season. We will continue to work very hard.
And it was left to Costa to supply the late euphoria, just as he did in the opening weekend win over West Ham, as the Spain worldwide latched onto a wonderful Cesc Fabregas pass to slot home. “It’s not easy. But it is important to support the players and sometimes I know that they hear these things and sometimes they choose not to”.
A record of 26 goals in 62 appearances for Marseille saw him attract the attention of Chelsea, who will be hoping the forward can achieve similar figures this season as they look to return to the summit of English football.
“But in Italy we d say that we complicated our own lives”.
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“I think we showed a great intensity in the second half and we pushed them a lot.we must understand we have to fight together”. Both goals were our errors.
