For the opener, Hazard picked up the ball in Chelsea’s half and raced through space given him by Burnley’s midfield before cutting inside defender Michael Keane and firing low into the goal from the edge of the penalty area in the ninth minute.
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Under Antonio Conte, he appears to have rediscovered his best form.
Those performances have provided grounds for optimism after last season’s disastrous campaign.
Victor Moses strike helped Chelsea to a comprehensive 3-0 victory in their English Premier League game against Burnley at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
“I hope, through this transfer market, to improve the squad but we understand our targets are very hard to reach”. But I can also say that his performance can improve.
“But I’m pleased for his work-rate and commitment during the training session”.
“It’s important to start in a good way”.
The victory ensures Antonio Conte’s maintained their ideal start to the season with their third Premier League win in a row and also overtake Manchester City atop the English topflight log.
Conte was not at all happy with the side as he was forced to bring in Hazard, Oscar and Terry to get over the line.
They nearly kept the scoreline at that until, with minutes left, Chelsea substitute Victor Moses swept home a third to put the icing on the cake for Antonio Conte’s side. And we’ve got quality players that can win us games collectively and individually. Eden is a fantastic player, working very well with a great attitude. I think a good option though is looking both teams to score.
However, he rued the impending worldwide break with his team starting the season in positive form. But we have to stop, ” said Conte.
“Starting the season with three league wins and one in the cup is good for the confidence of the players, the fans, for the club, for me”.
“I must be honest – I think we’ll have a problem to reach our target”, he said ahead of Saturday’s clash against Burnley at Stamford Bridge.
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“I m hearing that from managers across the board. But we ll keep on trying”. The striker came off the bench in the second half and looked like the most unsafe player on the pitch after his introduction? until a late goalmouth scramble earned the lower league side a famous win.
