Diego Costa struck another late victor for Chelsea as they came from behind to beat Watford 2-1 in their Premier League clash at Vicarage Road.
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But, in part down to Guus Hiddink’s steadying of the Chelsea ship rumoured to be rocked by the likes of Eden Hazard and Cesc Fabregas, only two incomings, Michy Batshuayi from Marseille, and N’Golo Kante from Leicester, have materialised.
Having relied on a late Costa strike to beat West Ham on Monday, Conte’s men were largely disappointing but found a way to win.
“They showed great attitude and commitment with Cesc Fabregas and Michy Batshuayi making a real impact”.
“Ola is very good – he has great potential – but with any young player you must work to put them in the first team”.
“I don’t understand that other players or managers or press all say bad [things] about him”, Conte said.
Watford drew with Southampton and seems their defence is very strong and am sure they will try to play their best to win their first game this season when at home.
Watford went 1-0 ahead in the second half through Etienne Capoue and it looked like the hosts were going to hold out.
But Chelsea aren’t the only EPL side to have a new Italian manager trying to push his team up the table.
“We know that this market is very hard”. When you play so well and don’t manage to get any points, it leaves you unhappy. They were convinced that Craig Cathcart’s hand made illegal contact with the ball following a corner as the pressure built and it took until the 80th minute to find an equalising goal. It is not good for me, it’s not good for him and it’s not good for Chelsea or the fans. We were not focused at either goal.
– Since returning to the Premier League, Cesc Fabregas has more assists than any other player (26).
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“I’m very disappointed. At the moment, what counts is we have grown as a team and improved compared to last week”.
