Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Friday resulted in anxious Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich holding meetings with club executives until beyond midnight after the game.
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However, Hazard has delivered a glowing report of his first impressions of the Italian coach this season.
Conte made a triple change to put Chelsea firmly in attack mode with eight minutes remaining as Victor Moses, Cesc Fabregas and Pedro were all introduced.
“He has the passion to do his job”.
In an impressive away performance from Jurgen Klopp’s side, a Dejan Lovren effort and an ultimately decisive long-range strike from Jordan Henderson saw them claim a two-goal lead after 36 minutes.
“During games I try to stay focused, but sometimes when I watch the game the day after [on television] I see him”.
Having already beaten last season’s league champion and runner-up, Liverpool’s third win makes the second-round loss to promoted Burnley even more confounding.
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Conte and Chelsea will be bidding to bounce back tonight (Tuesday) when they lock horns with Leicester in the EFL Cup.
Michy Batshuayi will hope to play a full 90 minutes against the Foxes in place of regular first-choice striker Diego Costa. While maintaining that the side was happy to have the Brazilian defender back, Hazard said he enjoyed his partnership with Costa. He brings that mentality.
“I told the lads before the game anything can happen, but if we lose we must lose in our way”. “We have been training well and I had a good feeling going into the game”.
“I took a good touch out of my feet then just tried to bend it in the far corner and thankfully it went in”. We had a few moments where we weren’t so good but that’s normal against a good team.
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Two great teams, with a historic rivalry and managed by two of the best trainers in world football, took on each other and provided fans with a mouthwatering display of elite-level soccer.
