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Chelsea players are enjoying their game under Maurizio Sarri – Eden Hazard

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Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard has highlighted that the team are enjoying their football under the guidance of new manager Maurizio Sarri. The Blues witnessed yet another change in management this summer with Sarri took over the reins from Antonio Conte and he has since got the side clicking with an unbeaten start to the campaign.

As a result, Sarri has been widely praised by the supporters and pundits alike and Hazard has now shared his opinion on the manager’s impact, he told Sky Sports News: “I think this kind of manager is good when you like football. We try to keep the ball, we try to find solutions. We have good players and we’ve brought in new players like Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic – players where you need movement. We are all happy on the pitch.We just need to keep playing like we are. We are full of confidence at the moment. Liverpool is the kind of game where you want to shine and we will, I hope.”

The Blues had picked up victories from their first six matches across all competitions but the run ceased over the weekend after they were held to a goalless stalemate against West Ham United. With the outcome, the Blues have dropped to third on the table behind both Liverpool and Manchester City with the former presently leading the Premier League standings with a two-point advantage over the rest.

Meanwhile, on a personal scale, Hazard has enjoyed a brilliant start to the campaign and he has already contributed five goals and two assists in the Premier League. At one point, Hazard had registered a goal or an assist in every league game this term but that was bound to end at some stage and it happened during the 0-0 draw at the London Stadium.

SARRI TO STICK WITH WINNING FORMULA?

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Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has started well at Stamford Bridge, even better than many would have expected since taking over the reins this summer. The Italian has done a good job so far, getting three out of three wins. Ahead of the weekend game against Bournemouth, the Blues would be hoping to keep the momentum burning with a win, and continue their perfect start to the new campaign.

AFC Bournemouth have been very good this season on their own. They won two games and played a 2-2 draw with Everton, making seven points so far. This places them on the sixth spot, behind league champs Manchester City in fifth, both behind the four teams with maximum points so far – Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea and Watford.
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COsta and Fabregas standing out for Chelsea

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Chelsea is currently at the top of the Premier League with a total of 22 points collected out of the 8 matches which have been played so far. The team of Jose Mourinho is undefeated and is favorites on taking the Premier League title away from the current champions Manchester City who are 5 points behind.

The arrival of Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa to the squad has given Chelsea a huge boost as those players are continuously linking up together, scoring goals and just helping out their teammates in securing positive results.

Ever since arriving to Stamford Bridge, Fabregas and Costa are the standout players in the squad of Jose Mourinho and they have even been nominated on a number of occasions for the Premier League player of the Month awards despite having made less than 10 league appearances for Chelsea.

Some players need to adapt to a new club or a new league but it seems like Costa and Fabregas don’t as they are steadily making sublime performances.

Despite having a star studded team of players and being at the top of the Premier League, Jose Mourinho believes that the race for the English title is far from over.

“If we were in another league I would say immediately yes [we will win the league], but in the Premier League the only thing I can say is we can do it. In the Premier League it’s difficult to say we are going to do it. There is a long way to go and there are very difficult games in front of us, so I don’t want to say that’’ Mourinho said as he spoke during a press conference.

There are other leagues which are less competitive and usually only have 2 or 3 clubs which have a realistic chance on winning the title and this is the case of the German league, Bundesliga.

In the previous season of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich won the league in record time and collected a total of 90 points meanwhile their closest competitors was Borussia Dortmund which only managed on securing 71 points. This is a huge difference of 19 points.

The Premier League on the other hand was tightly disputed by Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea with 2 points being the difference against each team.

Redknapp Questions Remy’s Decision

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Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp has questioned Loic Remy’s decision to join Chelsea rather than other teams interested in his services. Chelsea recently signed the QPR forward for around £ 9 million after activating his release clause. The Frenchman underwent a medical with Liverpool earlier in the season before failing it. However, he has been on the radar of clubs like Tottenham and Arsenal. Redknapp says that Remy may regret this decision to choose Chelsea since he may not feature much for Jose Mourinho’s team.

Diego Costa is the number-one striker at Chelsea and he has made a fantastic start to life in the Premier League. After just three matches, Costa is already leading the goalscoring charts with four goals to his name. Mourinho has previously not shied away from using his key players for more than 50 matches in a season. Many reckon that Remy will be the second choice at Chelsea since Didier Drogba, who returned to the club on a free transfer, may not get much game time at 36 years of age. The presence of a top-class backup for Costa is very important for Chelsea considering that they will have at least two matches every week.

Redknapp, though, says that Costa is unlikely to give up his first-team place for Remy. “Diego Costa is a game changer and people like that are what you pay the big money for. They lost David Luiz and brought in him and Cesc Fabregas for only £10million difference – and what piece of business that is. Loic Remy is a player I’ve seen closely at QPR and I just think ‘why would you go to Chelsea at the moment? Where are you going to play?’ He’s not. If Diego Costa is fit, this guy plays. He is the difference,” said Redknapp.

LACK OF CUTTING EDGE

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho suggested that the lack of cutting edge from the team was responsible for the 1-1 draw with Galatasaray in the first level of the Champions League last 16 match between the two clubs. Chelsea made the trip to Turkey in order to face the Turkish champions. There are facing the uphill task of being the only English representative in the quarterfinals, as the likes of Manchester city, Arsenal, and Manchester United on suffered 2-0 defeats in their first legs. Chelsea looked like overturning the poor form of the English clubs after taking an early lead through Fernando Torres.

Chelsea dominated the opening exchanges especially on the counter-attack, but they are unable to extend the lead. The first 30 minutes was full of breathtaking counter-attacks from the Premier league outfit. After the half an hour mark, Galatasaray manager Roberto Mancini made a few changes to the tactical outlook of his team and it made the difference. They got the equaliser in the second half after an error from John Terry and Petr Cech in a set piece. The return leg at Stamford Bridge is scheduled to take place in the next few weeks. Ahead of this encounter, Mourinho says that the tie is extremely even after this result.

“Some other teams have three chances and score three goals. We have five and score one. That’s not a critique of the strikers but it’s the profile of the team we have. We create but when we arrive in the final third of the pitch, the correct pass and right movement is something we don’t have. We are paying for that. In the Premier League we are losing points and in the Champions League we could have had a different result,” said Mourinho.

Chelsea have a London derby against Fulham on the weekend.

JOSE TAKES A SWIPE

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Chelsea manager José Mourinho has taken a swipe at Manchester United by saying that their hopes of retaining the title are over after David Moyes’ team suffered a 3-1 defeat at the hands of his team. Manchester United were the visitors to Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea have enjoyed a good record this season. Moyes was coming into the match without two of his main players – Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie – not available due to fitness issues. The former Everton manager has not won in 47 matches against the traditional top four of Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

This record continued on Sunday after his team lost 3-1 following a hat-trick from Samuel Eto’o. The Cameroon international opened the scoring with a deflected effort, but it was largely due to the inept defending of United. His second goal also showed the huge defensive lapses within the champions. Immediately after the second half began, Chelsea were cruising after the 32-year-old poked in an effort from close range. Nemanja Vidic was sent off in a few minutes from time, while Rafael could also have received a red card for his two footed lunge on Gary Cahill.

As a result of this defeat, United have fallen a massive 14 points behind Arsenal in the table. Mourinho says that it is impossible to win the title from this position.

“Maybe if I say [United are out of title contention], some people from United would ask: ‘Who am I to say that?’. But I don’t think David will be upset if I say the reality: 14 points difference and 13 and 12 [to the others]. Can they recover to one of those teams? They can but to three of them? It needs three teams to have almost a collapse,” said Mourinho after the match.