Antonio Conte made a successful start to life in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over West Ham on Monday night so the Italian tactician would love to make it successive wins with another three points tomorrow.
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And Heurelho Gomes could only deflect Fabregas’s shot into the path of Michy Batshuayi for Chelsea’s equaliser before his wonderful pass teed up Diego Costa for the victor.
The Spaniard was also a substitute in the win against West Ham on Monday and Conte hinted that he is still looking for his preferred central midfield duo with Nemanja Matic and N’Golo Kante now getting the nod.
The boss says that is exactly how he wants to see the Spanish global play as he feels it will bring the best out of him in the Blues’ bid for the Premier League title.
“With the defenders we have we have a few players but it’s important to understand that I don’t just buy to buy – they need to improve my team”.
Earlier, Etienne Capoue scored his second of the campaign in superb fashion to put the hosts ahead at Vicarage Road.
The days of Chelsea players parking the bus are not over even though it’s been a long time since Jose Mourinho was sacked last December.
He said: “It is the same for us and Chelsea are at the same stage as us with a new manager”.
“It’s very good for him, I’m happy for him”, Courtois told the Evening Standard when asked about Batshuayi. “But tonight I’m not going to sleep very well”. Both goals were our errors.
“I don’t want him to focus on other players, other managers or the press or people that talk badly about him. I think he’s a good manager”.
Conte had fought hard to bring the Colombia forward back to Chelsea on his Stamford Bridge arrival, and insisted Cuadrado remains a Blues player as things stand.
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“The two strikers are very strong, they play together very well”.
