Antonio Conte is having none of the media’s bulls**t this weekend. Bournemouth will pay the price for Conte sending an extra fiery Chelsea team onto the pitch.
Antonio Conte entered the press conference hall of fame on Friday, giving the assembled media exactly what they deserve. He will impart even more than the usual passion to his Blues today at Bournemouth. The 19th place Cherries deserve better than their current standing, but they will not find relief today.
Daniel Mcclue: Bournemouth 1 – 2 Chelsea. At this point I’ve honestly no idea. Antonio Conte spit some truth in the pre-match press conference, which should light a fire under the players’ bellies. Injuries are impacting the Blues at the moment, sure, but that can’t be an excuse. Eden Hazard decides to do it all himself, scoring both goals.
Travis Tyler: 1 – 3. Bournemouth can barely score this year, so of course they will score on Chelsea. But a fired up manager leads to a fired up team, and the Blues will use the Cherries as target practice before three shots eventually find their way in.
Scott Brant: 2 – 3. Antonio Conte is boiling on the inside. Hasn’t slept for weeks, stressing about injuries, fixture congestion, and the English media. I’m sure his energy exerted on the touchline tomorrow will be higher than normal, fueling the boys onto another unconvincing three points. Eden Hazard, Michy Batshuayi, and Tiemoue Bakayoko to score.
Barrett Rouen: 2 – 3. Chelsea will win this one by getting out in front of themselves. They’ll then get a little too confident and forget that Eddie Howe’s side are wonderfully well-coached and simply had a bad run of fixtures in the beginning of the season. The defence will continue to make malaria look wonderful.
Abhishek Pancholi: 0 – 4. The winning streak starts here. Expect Alvaro Morata to get on the scoresheet along with Eden Hazard. Defence will be surprisingly resolute.
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