Sports

Chelsea star Thibaut Courtois hits out at Antonio Conte team selection against Everton

Chelsea star hits out at Antonio Conte team selection against Everton
during the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea at Goodison Park on December 23, 2017 in Liverpool, England.

Thibaut Coutois appeared to question Antonio Conte‘s team selection against Everton by admitting his side lacked a ‘big man’ up front.

Alvaro Morata’s suspension forced the Chelsea manager into a change for the trip to Goodison Park but instead of promoting Michy Batshuayi, the Italian instead opted to select Eden Hazard in a false nine position alongside Willian and Pedro.

Despite dominating the match, the champions failed to find a way past Jordan Pickford with Batshuayi remaining on the bench until the 71st minute.

More: Football

Michy Batshuayi tries to go by Gareth Barry
Michy Batshuayi remain on the bench until the 71st minute against Everton (Picture: Getty)

‘Coming here was always going to be tough, they’re on a good run so we expected a tough game but we tried our best to win,’ Courtois told Sky Sports News.

‘Their goalkeeper made a few good saves and we had to be careful on the counter but other than a few free-kicks they didn’t have many chances.

‘It’s not easy when a team falls back, I think we could’ve had more shots on target but we didn’t have a big guy up front despite lots of crosses into the box.

‘We concentrated hard on keeping the clean sheet, which is a good thing from today of course, but we’re not happy we didn’t create the chances to score.’

More: Chelsea FC

Original Article

[contf] [contfnew]

METRO

[contfnewc] [contfnewc]

The post Chelsea star Thibaut Courtois hits out at Antonio Conte team selection against Everton appeared first on News Wire Now.

Related Posts