On the bench, Conte lived every moment, pointing and shouting, micromanaging everything, and pausing for breath only to perfectly cushion a high ball that had floated out of play and into the Chelsea technical area. Stamford Bridge cheered as he smiled mischievously at West Ham manager Slaven Bilic, but battle quickly resumed.
Chelsea's intensity finally told when Cesar Azpilicueta blocked West Ham defender Michail Antonio's attempted clearance on the edge of the West Ham box before drawing a deserved penalty early in the second half. Hazard fired it high into Adrian's net to score Chelsea's 5,000th top-flight Premier League goal and his fifth in six matches, a strong return after a 29-game barren spell.
Even if he hadn't found the net, Chelsea supporters and Conte could still take heart from the fact that this was the 2015 PFA Player of the Year, not the listless shadow of a winger who last season drifted through the worst campaign of owner Roman Abramovich's tenure.
James Collins' opportunistic 77th-minute equaliser, after Chelsea's slack marking on a West Ham corner kick, threatened to give Conte some food for thought. But Costa's superb low finish from a Michy Batshuayi flick in the closing minutes ensured a perfect Stamford Bridge introduction.
On the bench, Conte lived every moment, pointing and shouting, micromanaging everything, and pausing for breath only to perfectly cushion a high ball that had floated out of play and into the Chelsea technical area. Stamford Bridge cheered as he smiled mischievously at West Ham manager Slaven Bilic, but battle quickly resumed.Chelsea's intensity finally told when Cesar Azpilicueta blocked West Ham defender Michail Antonio's attempted clearance on the edge of the West Ham box before drawing a deserved penalty early in the second half. Hazard fired it high into Adrian's net to score Chelsea's 5,000th top-flight Premier League goal and his fifth in six matches, a strong return after a 29-game barren spell.Even if he hadn't found the net, Chelsea supporters and Conte could still take heart from the fact that this was the 2015 PFA Player of the Year, not the listless shadow of a winger who last season drifted through the worst campaign of owner Roman Abramovich's tenure.James Collins' opportunistic 77th-minute equaliser, after Chelsea's slack marking on a West Ham corner kick, threatened to give Conte some food for thought. But Costa's superb low finish from a Michy Batshuayi flick in the closing minutes ensured a perfect Stamford Bridge introduction.
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