Chelsea show in this league season has been impressive right from the day one. Initially, it used to be believed that few concentric players are the backbone of this side and Diego Costa was one of them. In fact, manager Jose Mourinho had said over several occasions that Spanish forward is the integral part of his army and they rely heavily over him. But, team proved their manager’s assumption wrong when they won the last game against Crystal Palace by 2-1 without having Costa in the side. Notably, former Manchester United player is in brilliant form this season and already registered nine goals to his name in first seven played games for the new side. Indeed, it was him who played an important role in an unprecedented start by the Blues this season and made them unbeatable after eight games in the English topflight. This form can also bring good news for both club bosses and Mourinho as he looks forward for the higher position in Championship league as well. Despite missing Costa for hamstring problem, West London side can now look forward with a positive approach thanks to team spirit and well synchronized gameplay they illustrated in the last game.
Recalling his earlier belief about the teammates, former Everton manager said after looking his team’s fine form, “And it’s right and it’s true and it’s fair to say that. But, at the same time, this team had a big improvement. It was good for the group, as a group, to have an important victory without one player that ’til this moment has scored so many goals and given us so many points.”
Notably, Chelsea next game is against Maribor at Selhurst Park in the European league where Costa would again be not available hence manager is counting over other stars to triumph on European circuit too. Talking about Maribor, 51-year-old Portuguese added, “Maribor, no chance. Man United, very little. But, very little.” While adding about what has changed from last season to current one, he added, “We are not a perfect team — long way to go — but in many aspects our team is a better team. It’s not just about being brave, having courage, fighting a lot, coping with a physical match. This time was about imposing our game. We come here and we impose our game. From minute one we had the ball, we passed the ball, we moved players, we moved the ball, we circulated the ball.”