“It’s not hard because Batshuayi is a player of Chelsea and I can decide to put him in [against Burnley] no problem”, he said at a pre-match news conference.
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It’s been a frustrating summer for the Blues as they’ve largely struggled to fins a breakthrough in the transfer market, but Conte has told supporters not to rule out movement in the coming days. “I saw this very quick, his will to work very well, to improve”.
It proved to be a simple victory over the claret and blues, with goals from Eden Hazard, Willian and Victor Moses giving them the three points, but the manager insisted that his side can still improve. “When you look at the players they’ve got and depth of squad, it’s highly unlikely they won’t be up among it, so that’s a big challenge for us”. But, also, we know that last season the players were not fifth, or sixth, but tenth.
Conte said: “There is an worldwide break and I wanted to continue to play games, but with my staff we will continue to work and watch the good things and the bad ones – a few”.
He said: “I believe with this market it’s very hard”.
Stamford Bridge witnessed a three-goal thriller which earned Chelsea their third win on the trot in the new season.
“So for this reason I told my players to pay attention”. At Stamford Bridge it is going to be tough because the players will be up against not only some great players, but also a Chelsea home ground that are very loud and energetic. Eden is a fantastic player, working very well with a great attitude.
“Their real market is when they take on the Arsenals, the Liverpools – that’s not us”, he conceded. “When you leave it open a situation like tonight can happen when you stay afraid of drawing the game until the end”.
“We didn’t perform well at all in the first half, and you simply can’t do that”.
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It was hardly surprising then that the Italian, having arrived in the Premier League from a land where defence is an art form, was not only aware of this unflattering statistic but used it as a motivational tool before Saturday’s match. We gave the ball away too much.
