Here is some of what the Italian had to say. “We haven’t any new injuries”. “For the future, I prefer to talk with the club”.
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Conte gave his players three days off this week in a bid to manage the squad’s physical and mental fitness and after what he described as a “real intense period” of fixtures.
“Everyone is important in football because you never know who is going to play the next game”.
Diego Costa and N’golo Kante are just two of the stars who will be absent at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day.
“It’s very nice to see him”. I think he will have the means to do that. For this reason, I understand him.
He has also become an unlikely source of goals for Eddie Howe’s side, netting three in that period including a superb diving header against Southampton and a last-minute victor against Liverpool. He’s very young and is doing very well with Bournemouth.
Chelsea entertain Bournemouth on Boxing Day in a match that will see numerous first-team regulars from both sides on the sidelines.
“They try always try to play from the back and put on good pressure”.
As of December 16, bitcoin sports bet punters can back Diego Costa to claim the Golden Boot award at 31/20 with Sportsbet.io and Chelsea supporters will be fully behind their talismanic striker as he looks to mastermind the Blues to a magnificent title triumph. But, in my experience it’s important to keep this position.
The 47-year-old’s blend of pragmatism and enthusiasm in his style of management has drawn plaudits from fans and pundits to his players themselves, and everyone associated with the west London club is sure to enjoy a very Merry Christmas.
Michy Batshuayi is expected to come in to replace Costa up front and the young Belgian worldwide will be looking to impress having struggled to settle since moving to Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Conte made one change from last weekend’s impressive win against title rivals Manchester city as.
“It’s important what my eye is seeing this week”. That first night in Turin, he and (Didier) Deschamps took the ball off me more times than I care to remember.
“You arrive in a new country”. “It’s hard to adapt, this league is very tough and physical”. Now we are even playing a system that suits him down to the ground.
“I think that this team showed in the past that we can play with different formations”.
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Courtois said: “We worked on that a lot and maybe that is sometimes boring”. Scolari’s permanent successor, Carlo Ancelotti, picked up where Hiddink had left off, overseeing six straight wins at the start of a season that would end with a free-scoring Chelsea team crowned league champions and FA Cup winners.
