Conte brought on Batshuayi in place of Oscar with Chelsea trailing 1-0 to Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday, and the Belgium striker made an nearly immediate impact in the 80th minute when he followed up Eden Hazard’s low shot to score his first Premier League goal and level the score.
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Etienne Capoue put Watford ahead after 55 minutes with his second goal of the season, but Michy Batshuayi equalised in the 80th minute with his first goal for Chelsea, six minutes after coming off the bench, thanks to an error by Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
Monday’s 2-1 win over West Ham was exactly one of these situations, as the 27-year-old earned a yellow card early on and then rode his luck throughout the game before scoring the victor in the closing stages.
“I’m pleased for Moses, Cesc and Batshuayi because their impact was very good”. It shows the great spirit of the team, the right attitude, the right commitment.
Conte said: “I don’t understand that other players or managers or press all say bad (things) about him”.
“If you look now at our squad, we have only five defenders – four that started today and an academy player Aina”, he told Sky Sports.
Cape Town – Veteran defender Gary Cahill has hailed the renewed sense of excitement that new manager Antonio Conte has brought to Stamford Bridge. I think for the English league, this is no good.
“Usually when my team play, I play with them”, said the Italian, according to The Guardian. “We are working very hard and will continue to work very hard”.
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Meanwhile, Watford boss Walter Mazzarri is still waiting for his first win and he was upset with their collapse in the final 10 minutes. We played very well.
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“Like we say in Italy, we complicated our own life”. Both goals were from our mistakes.
