Chelsea’s Italian head coach Antonio Conte reacts at the final whistle on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Watford and Chelsea at Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, north of London on August 20, 2016.
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But his performance attracted criticism, with some suggesting the striker should not have even been on the pitch to convert Cesc Fabregas’ through ball.
The Spain global had already been shown a yellow card by referee Jonathan Moss when he appeared to dive on the edge of the area looking for a free kick.
“Diego must be focused on the match”. It’s important for me, this.
“He’s a good manager, he believes in his team and we try to give everything for him”.
He added: “I think we deserved at least a draw. He s an important player for us and he had to stay concentrating in the game”.
However, with just five senior defenders at his disposal, Conte remains concerned over the his lack of options as an injury or a suspension could be a huge blow to him without an adequate replacement set to step in and fill the gap.
Hazard has had a lively start to the season having struggled for the majority of last year, not scoring his first league goals until April having been awarded the PFA Player of the Year in 2015 as Chelsea won the league.
As pointed out by WAGNH Godfather Graham MacAree on Twitter, Conte said something rather telling in his post-match press conference after Chelsea’s comeback win over Watford on Saturday.
The Colombia worldwide was omitted from Zinedine Zidane’s starting line-up for the Champions League final last season and could now be set for a big-money move to Stamford Bridge.
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“The start of the season is important to change the situation compared to last season. Now it is important to continue this”.
