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Fabregas who is fit again after he sustained a thigh injury, is believed to be wanted by West Ham with reports claiming Chelsea will fund is wages if he leave on loan. Antonio Conte discarded all rumors relating to Fabregas and Oscar by confirming to Reuters that both players are part of his plan. According to daily star he said - “Oscar's future is Chelsea. Chelsea, full stop. For me, Oscar is an important player in the squad. “He's in good form. It's logical I have to take the starting XI every week, but Oscar is a great player. For me, … [Read more...]

As January transfer window draws closer, various rumors linking players to club have all started. However, Chelsea midfield maestro Eden Hazard has voiced out his mind to potential clubs who are interested in his service, that he is not willing to leave Chelsea at the moment. The 25-years old midfielder has been on fine-form this season, having found the back of the net 7 times in 11 EPL appearances, compared to his 4 in 31 matches last term. The sensational star had a woeful outing last season and as a result, There were much speculations … [Read more...]

Manager of Chelsea Antonio Conte has revealed why he decided to change to the 3-4-3 formation. Chelsea started the season using a 4-2-4 system, a formation that Conte had used in Italy during his time at Bari but keeping clean sheets became a problem for Chelsea at the beginning of the season and the club suffered back to back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal and this prompted Conte to rethink his strategy. He made the change to 3-4-3 with Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses serving as wing backs and the result has been fantastic as Chelsea have … [Read more...]

Eden Hazard is on his way to becoming one of the world’s best players according to Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. Hazard has been in blistering form so far this season scoring five goals and notching up an assist. Also for the first time in his career he scored in three consecutive matches against Leicester, Manchester United and Southampton. This has pleased Conte and he said "I know the great talent of Eden and he must continue to work and to improve all the time. In this moment, he is putting his talent and himself in the team. This is … [Read more...]

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has revealed it is too early to discuss about the future of Cesc Fabregas. Since the arrival of Conte the midfielder has started just one game in the premier league and struggled to play a major part in the team leading to suggestions that the Spanish International would be ready to leave the club in the January transfer window with reports linking him to AC Milan. Speaking on Fabregas’s future at the club, Conte said "Now we are at the start of November and it is important to be in the present. For this type of … [Read more...]

Chelsea continued with their impressive form in the premier league with a classy 2-0 win at  Southampton. The win is Chelsea’s fourth league win in a row, a feat they last did in April 2015 on their way to winning the premiership title. The win ensured that Chelsea kept pace with the front-runners on the table as they went up to fourth place a point behind Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool. Chelsea took the lead on six minutes through Eden Hazard when he drilled a shot through the legs of goalkeeper Fraser Forster. Though Southampton had more of … [Read more...]

Ahead of Sunday’s match against Southampton, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has revealed that captain John Terry could find himself on the bench as the blues try to continue their good run in the premiership. Terry returned to action mid-week in the EFL cup 2-1 defeat to West Ham after being out for six weeks due to an ankle injury. Terry struggled in the match and was clearly lacking match fitness and was responsible for the first goal of West Ham as he was easily beaten in the air by Cheikhou Kouyate who headed the ball pass goalkeeper Asmir … [Read more...]

Antonio Conte has confirmed that John Terry has not recovered from his ankle injury and will miss the match against Arsenal on Saturday. Chelsea will travel to the Emirates Stadium looking to make-up for the defeat against Liverpool in their last Premier League fixture. Terry has also been crucial in Chelsea being undefeated against Arsenal in their past nine league meetings and key to the Blues not conceding during the last six of matches. “John is working but he didn’t recover for the game against Arsenal,” Conte said. “In this … [Read more...]