Chelsea have had a habit of conceding goals since their defense is not looking great at the moment so we can get a pretty good price on this bet.
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“I believe with this market it’s very hard to [do] something”, he said ahead of Saturday’s Premier League fixture against Burnley.
Chelsea will give Willian a fitness test before a game which Conte is wary about after the manner of Burnley’s win against Jurgen Klopp’s side. “I have some targets but these targets are hard to buy”.
“But we have a game against Burnley for now which is more important than the transfer market”.
However, Dyche insists those illustrious names will also matter little to Burnley’s players once kick off comes, as they proved last week in defeating Liverpool 2-0 at Turf Moor.
New signing Michy Batshuayi has impressed of late with his dazzling cameos off the bench for Chelsea, and is in line to make his first start for the club since his big-money move from French side Marseille.
“I must be honest, I think we’ll have a problem to reach our targets”, he said.
He then staked another claim with a brace in the midweek EFL Cup success over Bristol Rovers, leaving Diego Costa’s position as Chelsea’s lead striker under threat.
“The most important thing is the work, to improve the players”.
“Something is changing compared to last season”.
The Blues have collected maximum points from their opening two league fixtures, but Burnley will enter the match full of confidence following a 2-0 victory over Liverpool at Turf Moor last weekend.
Burnley are the only team in the Barclays Premier League yet to spend a dime in transfer fees, and while their squad was good enough to get them easy promotion to the top flight, it might not be good enough to keep them there. We’ve played three games and won them all but I’ve told my players we can improve a lot, that’s logical.
“I watched their performance against Liverpool, and also against Swansea”, he said.
“The difference is teams are now playing more football away from the goal”, explained Dyche, whose team drew 1-1 at Stamford Bridge two years ago. We have to be together.
Conte was brought in to take the helm, and has proven a great addition, winning their first three games of the season – including back-to-back wins in the Premier League.
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“But you have to understand that, in England now, every team has money”.
