#3 Chelsea’s attacking trio
With no Costa, Conte left it up to Willian, Pedro and Hazard to find the goals for his side as they tried to stay on track as league leaders. The three midfielders rose to the challenge quite well as they were involved in all three goals in some manner or the other.
Even though Hazard had been deployed as the central attacker the three kept switching positions making them hard to track for the Leicester defenders. Twisting their way around the opposition, all three men were dangerous offensively.
Chelsea’s first goal was a result of Hazard’s foresight as he received the ball in front of goal with his back to it. Instead of wasting the chance by taking a shot off balance, he passed the ball to Alonso who scored with his weaker right foot. The final goal of the night was a moment of brilliant link-up play between Willian and Pedro. The Spanish midfielder passed the ball to the Brazilian with a brilliant flourish who returned it promptly for Pedro to score the third.
Watching the three players combine and interchange positions was reminiscent of what Oscar, Hazard and Willian were able to do for the club in 2014-15 when they won the title under Jose Mourinho and they will be hoping history will repeat itself.
