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- Updated: August 16, 2016
Diego Costa’s late goal earned Chelsea a 2-1 win over West Ham in Antonio Conte’s first Premier League game in charge. The intensity of Costa’s performance was just one of a number of positive signs for Conte, writes Adam Bate…
Chelsea’s acquisition of N’Golo Kante has already been heralded as one of the most significant signings of the summer. The midfield dynamo was a huge part of Leicester’s title success and the expectation is that he can help transform the Blues of London too.
Kante certainly impressed on his debut, completing 54 of 57 passes and frustrating West Ham with his typically combative approach. He was the only Chelsea player to win possession of the ball more times than he lost it.
But this was not quite the same Kante who was making more sprints per game than any Leicester player last season. With the new man playing a holding role, the thrust in Chelsea’s play had to come from the team rather than any individual. Despite the other 10 players all having started in the opening game of Chelsea’s disastrous title defence last season, it did.
“I think the team played a good game with a great intensity,” Conte told Sky Sports afterwards. Kante made 28 high-intensity sprints on his debut at Stamford Bridge but there were seven Chelsea players who made more of them.
Indeed, only Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool made …
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