Tribute to Willian✌✌

Hazard:
He told Sky Sports: "I play more inside the pitch and I don't stay wide.
"I play this system with the Belgium side. We have more freedom and we can win the ball back. It is good for us.
"We did everything - we created a lot of chances, scored three goals and didn't concede. It's good to be back and take three points."

Still cant see the tactical influence?

raumdeuter:
Hazard:
He told Sky Sports: "I play more inside the pitch and I don't stay wide.
"I play this system with the Belgium side. We have more freedom and we can win the ball back. It is good for us.
"We did everything - we created a lot of chances, scored three goals and didn't concede. It's good to be back and take three points."

Still cant see the tactical influence?

carry goat type rope and carry rope tie goat na same thing. Nihilist can never swallow his words the load big.

BTW why Una draw I been wan place bet on Una head today

At least Leicester City have taken away our worst title defence tag.

Match report: Chelsea 3 Leicester City 0

A second consecutive victory, and another clean sheet, made it a welcome return to Premier League action as the Blues ran out comfortable 3-0 winners against Leicester City at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

It was an impressive, dominant Chelsea display from start to finish and the winning margin could easily have been more significant.
Diego Costa and Eden Hazard scored first-half goals to put us in the ascendancy and Victor Moses, excellent throughout, added a third late in the game.

David Luiz hit the woodwork with a brilliant free-kick and midfield partners N'Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic both went close after the break.
There was just one change to the side which won at Hull a fortnight ago with Pedro coming in for Willian, who is currently away on compassionate leave. Our players wore black armbands in honour of the Brazilian’s mother who sadly passed away earlier this week.

Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz and Gary Cahill made up a three-man defence and there was a home debut for Marcos Alonso at left-wing-back. Kante, playing against his former club for the first time, and Matic, were paired together in midfield.
John Terry, available for the first time since picking up an injury in our away game at Swansea, was named among the substitutes on a youthful bench.

Branislav Ivanovic, John Mikel Obi and Cesc Fabregas were unavailable due to minor muscle injuries, the first two picked up on international duty, while Oscar flew back to Brazil due to a serious family illness.

It took just six minutes for the Blues to open the scoring and it was no surprise in-form Diego Costa was the man who gave us the lead.
The striker had linked up well with Pedro and Victor Moses down the right-hand side, with the Nigerian, operating as a right wing-back, eventually forcing a corner. When Eden Hazard’s delivery was flicked on at the near post by Alonso, Diego Costa stole in unmarked to fire a left-footed drive beyond Kasper Schmeichel.

It was his seventh goal of the campaign and gave Conte’s men the perfect start.
The Blues sprung into life in an attacking sense after the goal with Alonso and Hazard in particular linking up well on the left. The Belgian saw a dangerous cross cut out by Wes Morgan before Alonso supplied another teasing delivery, seeking out Moses, which was diverted behind.

Kante then picked out Hazard with a scooped pass over the top of the Leicester defence but the winger, on the move, was unable to wrap his foot around the ball and sent his volley up and into the arms of Schmeichel.
As the central figure in the back three David Luiz was seeing a lot of the ball and using it intelligently, while wing-backs Alonso and Moses were asking questions of Leicester full-backs Luis Hernandez and Christian Fuchs.

Former Chelsea defender Robert Huth became the first player to be shown a yellow card when he clattered Hazard from behind on the edge of the box, and from the resulting free-kick David Luiz crashed a brilliant effort against the top of the post with Schmeichel well beaten.

As the half-hour mark ticked by it had been all Chelsea, and 12 minutes before half-time Hazard scored a deserved second.

Matic picked up possession on the halfway line and attempted to thread the ball through to Hazard, but as Pedro and a couple of Leicester defenders also challenged for possession, the Spaniard, who had tumbled to the ground, smartly volleyed the ball into his team-mates’ path. Hazard still had work to do but he made it look easy, taking the ball around Schmeichel and rolling it into the empty net for his third goal of the season.

Hazard’s celebration mirrored that of Diego Costa, with both players holding their fingers aloft in a way which paid tribute to Willian.
Having already hit the woodwork with one free-kick David Luiz then went close with another, this time from further out, the Brazilian’s dipping effort forcing Schmeichel into an uncomfortable punched clearance.

Within seconds of the start of the second half we were appealing for a penalty and looked to have a legitimate claim. A lofted ball out from the back found Pedro, who brought it down brilliantly and then saw his shot appear to strike the arm of Fuchs. Andre Marriner, however, disagreed and signalled for play to continue.

Leicester were then appealing for a penalty of their own when Moses and Jeffrey Schlupp tangled in the Chelsea box but again the referee saw nothing in it.

Ten minutes into the second half a brilliant break almost led to a third Chelsea goal after Hazard had done well to flick on a Pedro clearance. Kante was first on to the loose ball and advanced into the Leicester half before expertly picking out the excellent run of Moses, who saw his first-time strike saved by Schmeichel.

It was developing into a free-flowing contest and the visitors were almost handed a route back into the game when Marc Albrighton’s cross was diverted against the foot of the post by David Luiz.
Nathaniel Chalobah was introduced 23 minutes from time and slotted into midfield alongside Matic and Kante in a bid to add more defensive steel, Pedro the player making way.

Kante then passed up a glorious opportunity to make it 3-0 when his close-range effort was deflected behind by Morgan.
With 11 minutes remaining, though, the impressive Moses capped a superb display by making it 3-0, exchanging passes with Chalobah and calmly beating Schmeichel with a cool finish.

Ola Aina was handed his Premier League debut for the final 10 minutes when he replaced Moses while Ruben Loftus-Cheek came on for Hazard.

Overall, it was a positive day for the Blues with many reasons to be optimistic and we now look forward to another home game next Sunday, the visit of Manchester United.

Chelsea (3-4-3): Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses (Aina 80), Kante, Matic, Alonso; Pedro (Chalobah 67), Diego Costa, Hazard (Loftus-Cheek 80).
Unused subs: Begovic, Terry , Batshuayi, Solanke.
Scorers Diego Costa 7, Hazard 33, Moses 79
Booked Azpilicueta 51

Leicester (4-4-2): Schmeichel; Hernandez, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs; Albrighton (King 73), Drinkwater, Amartey, Schlupp (Mahrez 66); Vardy, Musa (Slimani 66).
Unused subs: Zieler, Simpson, Gray, Ulloa
Booked Huth 26

Referee Andre Marriner
Crowd 41,547

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2016/10/match-report.html

Conte's post match interview.

Antonio Conte was full of praise for his side after he watched them produce a fine performance to beat Leicester City 3-0 and dedicated the victory to Willian, who missed the game following the passing of his mother earlier this week.
Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Victor Moses scored the goals as we recorded a second consecutive victory, as well as a second straight clean sheet.
‘In the first half we played a very good game with high intensity, good passing and finding the attackers between the lines,’ said Conte. ‘We created many chances to score and we were aggressive when we lost the ball.

‘Today I’m pleased because I saw the things we have been working on this week. Above all I’m pleased for the players because when you work so hard during the week it’s logical you want to see a good result and a good game.
‘Now we have a whole week to work and to see who is in the best shape to play the next match. The players know I want to see the right commitment and work-rate, after that I decide the formation. Another young player from the academy, Ola Aina, played his first (Premier league) game, and Nathaniel Chalobah showed he is really able.’

Our two most recent victories have come since Conte changed the formation to 3-4-3
‘I changed the system because when you arrive at a new team you need time to study the right fit for the team. After we conceded a lot of goals I decided to change before the Hull game. When I see my players during the week working this way I’m very calm.’

Conte explained why he kept Diego Costa on the pitch when the striker appeared to signal that he wanted to come off
‘If I can I want to keep Costa on until the end, he’s an important player with great personality. I know it was a risk because if he got another yellow card he would miss the next game but his passion is important for the team and he must transfer this in every minute of the game. I always take the responsibility in every situation, positive or negative, substitutions are always my decision.’

The Italian also praised Victor Moses, who impressed at right wing-back
‘When I arrived at Chelsea I told the club I wanted to see Victor in pre-season because I knew him very well and I knew about his great potential. He played well as a winger when we were playing with a 4-2-4. He’s a very good player, now he’s playing as a wing-back and it’s fantastic because he pays great attention in defence and can go one against one in attack. Alonso always played this role but Moses is a winger. His education is fantastic. I’m pleased for him. If someone shows they deserve to play I have no problem, I don’t care about the surname.’

Conte concluded his press conference by speaking about Willian
‘I want to dedicate the win to Willian and his family because we know it’s a very sad moment for him, and for us, because we are all very close.’

David Luis is playing so well right now. He may actually be worth that price.

No iva = clean sheets.....
Well play lads

donjazet:
David Luis is playing so well right now. He may actually be worth that price.

Had it been that goof he committed there became an own goal, you wouldn't say this. Luis should not be trusted at the Centre of a 3 man defense.

All I want in life right is for Solanke to score a stoppage winner at Old Trafford then runs down to Mourinho on his knees with Rlc,Chalobah and Aina all over him


Conte would have seriously loved Baker and Ake in this 3-4-3,but never mind its all good cos we now have a coach that has almost everything



Beat Mourinho at home and get a 'Conteholic' account,Mr Conte

Nihilist:
Nice assist from Chalobah there. Did he mean it?

Hmm..I hope he proves me wrong.

Easy bro,this just the beginning
Nate isn't even top 10

In the coming years,you will eat your sweet words soo much that you will be diabetic

Bring on united!!
I hope mou will be stupid enough to field rashford against the best 1on1 rb in the league. Kante out muscling pogba in the mid will be a treat. I hope lord rooney starts too
Also Luiz vs Ibra

donjazet:
David Luis is playing so well right now. He may actually be worth that price.

Individually he has been excellent since returning. Will rate him after the united game

bigkesh:
All I want in life right is for Solanke to score a stoppage winner at Old Trafford then runs down to Mourinho on his knees with Rlc,Chalobah and Aina all over him


Conte would have seriously loved Baker and Ake in this 3-4-3,but never mind its all good cos we now have a coach that has almost everything



Beat Mourinho at home and get a 'Conteholic' account,Mr Conte

What do you mean by "having everything"?? Don't get carried away, we are very thin in terms of squad size.

donjazet:
The Roman Empire in deep waters.

Chelsea's owner, Roman Abrahmovic has lost 2.7 billion dollars in the last three quarters of the fiscal year due to the drop in oil prices. This has led to him listing most of his oil assets in Russia, America and the Caribbean gulf for sale.
Reports say this is to focus on his steel and aluminum businessess coupled with his other real estate ventures.
The Russian oligarch once owned the largest yatch in the world, but it is understood that he has listed the yatch for sale in the region of $400 million.

Sources say, he is also considering going into the ammunition industry, of recent the industry has risen vastly and the marginal profit in the market is mouth watering, he has approached the government in his native home to get the necessary approvements to begin the manufacture and production of arms and ammunition.

This has put question marks as to if he will indeed continue to bankroll, his beloved asset in London, Chelsea football club. Since 2003, his sub company fordstam has given interest free loan in the region of 1 billion pounds.
With her heavy hits to his pockets, One can only wonder if he will still finance the heavy projects soon to be commenced by the club.

Is anyone else concerned about this?
Which way forward?

DONJAZET BETWEEN CHELSEA AND MANURE WHO WILL SUPPORT NEXT WEEK?

donjazet:

Is anyone else concerned about this?
Which way forward?

olosho & sugar daddy business
stocks cripple when baba big belle start to lean

LordEmperoris1:
DONJAZET BETWEEN CHELSEA AND MANURE WHO WILL SUPPORT NEXT WEEK?

Hmmm

All i can say is that we played really well and the tactics really worked. It was as if Hazard was playing as a second striker, which made him and costa difficult to contain.

Well, I will have to wait till next week and see how we will play with this formation and tactics before I..

That is our most comfortable performance since December 2014, almost 2 years ago.

First time Leicester haven't had a shot on goal in 18 months.

All the lads played well and the tactics seem to be working for now.

Hazard closer to goal, one extra defender at the back. Conte even showing Costa who's boss. And to top it off, three youth products entered the pitch. No foolish substitutions wasted on giving minutes to wastemen like Oscar.

Oh, and Matic sitting and Kante playing box-to-box in which his energy is most effective. Like I said, there is no football connundrum to which Oscar can ever be a solution.

Good play all round and special shoutout to Victor Moses, Kante and Matic. In Conte we trust.

Spurs have been blessed with a plethora of goalscoring no8s in the last 4 years.

They can even afford to dash out Sigurdsson and Chadli whilst still having Dele Alli and Eriksson on their books.

Meanwhile we dey manage Oscar all this while.

Ibime:
Spurs have been blessed with a plethora of goalscoring no8s in the last 4 years.

They can even afford to dash out Sigurdsson and Chadli whilst still having Dele Alli and Eriksson on their books.

Meanwhile we dey manage Oscar all this while.

What I would give to have Eriksson,he is small but not weak.....I really rate him
He is my second choice of No8 we should go for in the summer behind Hakan Calhanoglu

Glad that the team are just 3 points off from the league leaders. It's already looking like this season will go down to the wire, so it should make for an exciting Fall and 2nd half of the season.

Meanwhile, Mikel should leave in January!!

Ibime:
That is our most comfortable performance since December 2014, almost 2 years ago.

First time Leicester haven't had a shot on goal in 18 months.

All the lads played well and the tactics seem to be working for now.

Hazard closer to goal, one extra defender at the back. Conte even showing Costa who's boss. And to top it off, three youth products entered the pitch. No foolish substitutions wasted on giving minutes to wastemen like Oscar.

Oh, and Matic sitting and Kante playing box-to-box in which his energy is most effective. Like I said, there is no football connundrum to which Oscar can ever be a solution.

Good play all round and special shoutout to Victor Moses, Kante and Matic. In Conte we trust.

Oscar didn't not play yesterday. You still manage find way dy put him name

Ibime:
That is our most comfortable performance since December 2014, almost 2 years ago.

First time Leicester haven't had a shot on goal in 18 months.

All the lads played well and the tactics seem to be working for now.

Hazard closer to goal, one extra defender at the back. Conte even showing Costa who's boss. And to top it off, three youth products entered the pitch. No foolish substitutions wasted on giving minutes to wastemen like Oscar.

Oh, and Matic sitting and Kante playing box-to-box in which his energy is most effective. Like I said, there is no football connundrum to which Oscar can ever be a solution.

Good play all round and special shoutout to Victor Moses, Kante and Matic. In Conte we trust.

oh, so you noticed the thing which i saw in oscar after his first season,. He has been dwindling continously ever since then,. Its regrettable he was retained at the expense of a more talented, potential lampard 2.0 KDB. I prefer pedro than oscar. Moses has risen above all em'.

Nigerians Lash Out At Victor Moses Over Goal Celebration After Scoring In Chelsea Win Over Leicester City

Victor Moses goal celebration after scoring in Chelsea 3-0 win over Champions Leicester City didn’t quite go down well with some Nigerians, judging by their reactions on twitter.
Moses missed the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1 win over Zambia in Ndola, with a hamstring injury picked up in Chelsea’s win over Hull City but some Nigerians were of the opinion that he feigned injury to skip the tie.
However the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) debunked the insinuations but after seeing Moses celebrate his goal in style with back flips. Some Nigerians were quick to reopen the debate as to if he was actually injured or if the injury was fabricated so he can skip the tie against Zambia.

They took to twitter to air their views, on the 25 year old, who is experiencing a new lease of life at Chelsea under manager Antonio Conte. Owngoalnigeria.com picked just two of the numerous tweet aimed at him.

” Good to see Chelsea have gotten a better medic then. Moses was so sick, he couldn’t fly to Nigeria for a game. Doing. flips now” One wrote.
” Victor Moses Starts and scores for Chelsea after miraculously recovering from a hamstring injury he got while removing his boots. Classic way to celebrate” Another wrote.

http://owngoalnigeria.com/2016/10/15/nigerians-lash-out-at-victor-moses-over-goal-celebration-after-scoring-in-chelsea-win-over-leicester-city/

Is Antonio Conte Showing He's the Man to End Chelsea's Youth hoodoo?

STAMFORD BRIDGE, LONDON — Whereas John Lennon sang about peace and its merits, Chelsea fans have a different concern. The rhetoric from the terraces these past few seasons has been about giving kids chances, as opposed to Lennon’s sentiments.
There’s been an overwhelming appetite for the Blues to play as many of their young stars as possible. It’s been fuelled by a total dominance at youth level, where Chelsea have won three FA Youth Cups in a row along with back-to-back UEFA Youth League titles.

To put that success into perspective, not since Manchester United’s Busby Babes generation has a team wielded such dominance. Chelsea have become the pre-eminent club when we think of youth football in the UK; yet still we’re waiting to see that success carry over to where it really matters with the first-team.

Well, a comfortable 3-0 victory over Leicester City on Saturday felt like a breakthrough. Not because Antonio Conte saw his team record back-to-back Premier League clean sheets for the first time since April; it wasn’t because the Blues swept the reigning champions aside with a rediscovered ruthless edge, either.

At Stamford Bridge, we saw the bench populated with four recent youth team products—five if we’re including John Terry in that number. Three of them would make appearances later in the game.

Injuries and family bereavements in the Chelsea squad played a part in that, but just the sight of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Nathaniel Chalobah, Ola Aina and Dominic Solanke on the teamsheet would have enthused many. They weren’t starting the match, nor would they appear en masse to inspire a Chelsea victory; but the presence of that quartet told us something about Conte and how he isn’t afraid to complete his squad with the next generation of players who are coming through in west London.

There hasn’t been a Chelsea manager do that since the days of when Bobby Campbell, Ian Porterfield and Glenn Hoddle were in charge in the late-1980s and early-to-mid-1990s. Multiple generations have passed us by in that time.

Back then, transfer budgets dictated Chelsea had to use their young players and give them opportunities. That policy gave the club Graeme Le Saux, Eddie Newton, Graham Stuart, Frank Sinclair, David Lee and others.

They were of varying abilities, but the fact remained Chelsea had a squad that combined the best of their youth team and those they could afford to buy. It led to an FA Cup final appearance in 1994, while Newton and Sinclair featured in the team that won the trophy in 1997. Le Saux was back at the club after a move to Blackburn Rovers when they won the League Cup and Cup Winner’s Cup the following season.

Bankrolled by Roman Abramovich in the present, the same need to look within hasn’t been there. The owner’s deep pockets have meant that regardless of success in junior football, another player to rival the homegrown attributes of Terry has been harder to come by.

Chelsea are a club in the elite, and, as such, it’s elite players they require. Those sorts of players have been available in the transfer market; untested and untrusted youngsters aren’t able to compete. More to the point, the confidence or faith—call it what you will—hasn’t been there to see if they can.

That policy has frustrated. Chelsea fans have seen hoards of young hopefuls leave the club—some to go on and enjoy the sort of success it was hoped they would in west London. It cost Chelsea north of £20 million to bring back Nemanja Matic after his premature exit to Benfica in 2011.

Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luis Felipe Scolari, Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafa Benitez and Mourinho again—the list of managers unwilling to turn to youth as a solution has been a long one.

Now Conte’s showing he is maybe the man to turn the tide.

Sure, the need is there for the Italian to do it on more than one occasion over the coming season if we're to believe the change is happening. We need to see a repeat of the Leicester gains more frequently, although his use of Chalobah is the biggest indicator yet as to where he stands on the issue of Chelsea’s youth.

The 21-year-old entered the fray against Leicester at a vital stage of the game. The visitors weren’t on top, but there was a hint of them getting back into the game. Prior to Chalobah’s entrance on 68 minutes, Claudio Ranieri’s players were beginning to get more from Chelsea. The Foxes were breaking through a midfield that had been stingy up to that point; they were getting more balls into the box; they were getting at Chelsea.

Conte understood where the game was headed, and he turned to Chalobah to swing it back in Chelsea’s favour. When Chelsea made it 3-0 and subsequently game over thanks to Victor Moses—Chalobah earned himself an assist for the goal with an audacious back heel—Loftus-Cheek and Aina followed as substitutes.

“Today I am pleased as another young player from the academy played his first [Premier League] game,” Conte said in reference to Aina’s appearance. “Chalobah showed that he’s a young player, but a player who is really able.

“Now we must continue to work and follow in this way. For me and the players, this is the right way.”
Comfortable scorelines rarely dictated similar moves from Mourinho. It was only when a season became a trophy parade that we would ever see anything like three academy players appearing together. Few others in his position have done the same, either.

Conte was asked about his refusal to bring Diego Costa off when the game was wrapped up and the Italian spoke of how difficult it can be to close games out in England.
“I know that in English football, you are winning 2-0 and then in 10 minutes or 15 minutes you are losing 3-2. For this reason I always try to maintain the right atmosphere on the pitch for my players,” said the boss.
“This is important as it’s very difficult to manage a result in England. Anything can happen right to the end and for this reason I remained patient and I wanted to present this to my players.”

We should use that perspective to understand his use of Chalobah. If Chelsea needed their leading goalscorer to keep Leicester at bay, by that reckoning they equally needed Pedro, who Chalobah would replace. Let's not forget, Pedro is a World Cup and Champions League winner.
Where Costa was concerned, it was about his quality. And with just Michy Batshuayi and Solanke available as replacement strikers, it was experience, too.

Aina made his Premier League debut against Leicester City
Conte’s point was a clear one: Despite the risk of injury or suspension, he needs to field his strongest team when he can. Inadvertently, he’s putting Chalobah into that bracket.
Indeed, it was an interesting sight when Chalobah came on for the Blues. He was getting ready to warm up pitchside, jogging past the manager before he got an earful from Conte. What the Italian said was inaudible from the press box, but Chalobah’s immediate response to strip down into his kit told us what we couldn’t hear.

Conte was energetic in his actions; he wasn’t wasting time in getting the midfielder on. There was a specific need to close this game out, which Chelsea would do more emphatically than Conte had perhaps expected with that third goal.

Whatever the tactics dictated, Chalobah was a part of that. In the long term, will it be the same for Chelsea’s other talented upstarts?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2668165-is-antonio-conte-showing-hes-the-man-to-end-chelseas-youth-hoodoo

Willian says ‘thanks’

The Brazilian is mourning a terrible loss.
Chelsea beat Leicester 3-0 on Saturday in the Premier League, but they did so without their influential midfielder Willian.

The Brazilian international headed back to his homeland after the international break following the sad passing of his mum.

Willian’s mum passed away on Wednesday after her two-year battle against a brain tumor. She was only 57.

The footballer used Instagram to post a poem after the news originally broke, and he’s returned to social media on Saturday night once again.
The Blues star reached out to thank all those who have contacted him in recent days. He wrote:

I want to thank affectionately to all my family, friends and fans who have expressed their sympathy and condolences for my great loss. By gestures and words of comfort, and for the affection and attention that had me and my family. God bless you all!

What is it with Nigerians sef. Na by force to play for this annoyingly ungrateful country?
Whether Moses was injured or not, is irrelevant. Even without Moses, we still won the match near comfortable in an away ground. There are young bubbling talents in the team who wants to play and should be given the chance to.


Moses is a good player, no doubt. But nobody is bigger than the team.

Lincolnn2:
What is it with Nigerians sef. Na by force to play for this annoyingly ungrateful country?
Whether Moses was injured or not, is irrelevant. Even without Moses, we still won the match near comfortable in an away ground. There are young bubbling talents in the team who wants to play and should be given the chance to.


Moses is a good player, no doubt. But nobody is bigger than the team.

Don't worry yourself. Those complaining are arsenal fans.

Hazard the real deal Bleep the haters

Raumdeuter won't like this one bit...