With Tottenham Hotspur's defenders giving away easy goals, Chelsea could restore tranquility while easing Romelu Lukaku back into the team. For Antonio Conte, though, it was a night of frustration on his return to Stamford Bridge four years after being fired by Chelsea as Tottenham lost 2-0 in the first leg of their English League Cup semifinal on Wednesday. (More Football News)
Kai Havertz바카라s shot after five minutes was inadvertently diverted into his own net by Davinson Sanchez. More absurd was the own goal in the 34th minute after Hakim Ziyech바카라s swung a free kick into the penalty area.
There were no Chelsea players around Tottenham duo Japhet Tanganga and Ben Davies as they combined comically to gift the hosts a second goal. Tanganga바카라s attempt at a headed clearance came off the shoulder of Davies and past their own goalkeeper, Hugo Lloris.
바카라We try to improve the personality, try to make less mistakes during the game,바카라 Conte said. 바카라Don바카라t lose stupid balls. This is part of a process and I repeat 바카라 I want to be very clear 바카라 in these games that we played since I was in charge, if you analyze the games, we struggle.바카라
There바카라s still a second leg to turn it around next Wednesday back on Tottenham바카라s home field. But the trip to west London on Wednesday, two months into Conte바카라s reign, reinforced the need to rebuild a team that is without a title since the 2008 League Cup
바카라This type of game can show us the difference, the gap,바카라 Conte said. 바카라We struggled a lot and they showed to be much stronger than us. For sure, we are disappointed.바카라 Collecting trophies 바카라 as Conte did in the Premier League and FA Cup 바카라 is familiar territory for reigning European champion Chelsea. So is the occasional off-field distraction.
Lukaku바카라s outburst in an interview aired last week, where he said he was unhappy with how he바카라s being used by Tuchel, led to the club바카라s record signing being dropped for Sunday바카라s Premier League draw against Liverpool.
Restored to the team after apologizing, the Belgium striker had a quiet first half with few touches until having a chance to head in a third before the break. In the second half, he managed a tame shot at Lloris. Most significantly, there was no sense of any dissent against him from Chelsea바카라s own fans.
바카라He was always involved in dangerous situations,바카라 Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said. 바카라He showed huge commitment in the defensive work which was important.바카라 Arsenal or Liverpool await in the final but the outcome of their semifinal will be delayed with the first leg postponed until next week due to a coronavirus outbreak at the Merseyside club.
Chelsea바카라s ability to host Tottenham was not affected by announcing two coronavirus infections in the squad ahead of kickoff, with defender Thiago Silva and midfielder N바카라Golo Kante testing positive.
