Chelsea come from behind to beat Watford

The hosts led 1-0 through a fine Etienne Capoue strike and although they were sitting back a little too much, their organisation and application was ensuring they were dealing well with the relatively subdued attacking threat Chelsea were offering.

After seeing Diego Costa secure victory late on for the second successive week against Watford, Antonio Conte praised his side’s effort.

And with time running out Chelsea snatched all three points, Costa released by substitute Cesc Fabregas to leave Conte dancing with joy on the sidelines.

Chelsea have often signed Brazilian players and one more who has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge is Thiago Maia.

Coupled with the inevitable settling-in period for any new regime, especially one new to a country, Mazzarri is understanding if his troops take a while to come up to speed with his methods.

The Blues only got going in the second half, once they were 1-0 down.

“When you don’t start the game (well), usually you’re not happy”. In these two games, we saw this.

Former Napoli boss Mazzarri had previously hinted that Conte had borrowed elements of his tactical approach when coaching Juventus.

“But I think that Diego is a good guy, a good player and he puts his passion into football when he plays”. “I know we are working very hard and we’ll continue to work very hard”.

“The start (of the season) is important to change the situation compared to last season”.

“It won’t be easy”. “A good impact from the subs and I’m pleased, for this shows great spirit”, he said. “We are a team that still has room to grow and there is margin for improvement”.

And the Italian admits he will struggle to sleep after blaming his own side for gifting Chelsea their goals. “We have to say it wasn’t enough today”. Hector might not be the best defender in the Bundesliga but he is a decent player to have in the side and his energy on the flanks would certainly work wonders in the Chelsea side under Conte. We are all very proud of the way we played. When you play so well and don’t manage to get any points, it leaves you unhappy. I saw him very focused about this experience.

“We complicated our life”, he said.

Branislav Ivanovic and Gary Cahill endured a 90 minutes to forgot, their performance summed up by the individual mistakes both made for Capoue’s goal. It was hit firm enough but Gomes would still have expected to keep hold of it, but the ball broke loose and Batshuayi was onto it in a flash to make it 1-1. We could have played in a more simple way.

“At this moment, we have to send the right message”.