As rivals struggle in FA Cup, Chelsea flaunts squad strength

“But he knows like all of them, Celtic is a huge club and he is very much part of what we are trying to build here”.

The fourth round of the FA Cup is in full swing, and the leaders of the Premier League are in action against a team rather far below them in the English pyramid.

Branislav Ivanovic’s impressive goalscoring cameo in the FA Cup on Saturday may have been his last outing for Chelsea, with Antonio Conte offering little reassurance over his future at the club.

Speaking to Chelsea’s website about his loan spell at Bournemouth, Ake revealed that the club’s style of player was similar to what he has grown accustomed to progressing through the youth ranks at the west London club. “But, I’m still not totally convinced and I think he is a lot better than last season”.”Also, there are many players in this moment who are not playing”.

“I hope the same thought is in the mind of my players”.

“I am a footballer, I like to play and I came here to challenge myself”.

Seemingly Chelsea’s biggest title rivals based on their early season form, Liverpool’s poor start to 2017 has seen Jurgen Klopp’s side fall 10 points behind the pacesetters. But now we are doing very well. But, until now, he’s always involved in our squad. Conte said. “There are four days to finish this window and then we’ll see the situation (with Ivanovic)”.

“Begovic can leave Chelsea, provided that we find the right replacement for him”.

“When one player has the habit to play every game and it happens that you are not playing regularly, it’s not easy to accept this decision”.

Asmir Begovic admits he is “desperate” to play regular first-team football, but insists he will accept Antonio Conte’s decision to block his January move to Bournemouth if Chelsea can not sign a replacement goalkeeper before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.

“The crowd pushes them a lot and we must pay attention to this atmosphere because it will help them, but we have to play our football”. “If it’s not, then he will remain a Brentford player”.

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Smith was frustrated by the final scoreline, adding: “They probably didn’t deserve that”.

“But the main difference between the two sides in the end was the quality of their finishing, while their third goal on the break killed the game”.