Liam Rosenior continued his excellent start to life at Chelsea as they became the first Premier League side to book their place in the FA Cup fifth round.
The Blues ran out 4-0 winners against Hull City, with Pedro Neto the star of the show playing in a newfound number 10 role.
Neto scored a hat-trick involving some high-quality strikes, although his second goal did have an element of fortune behind it.
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The Portugal international found the net directly from a corner to make it 2-0 to the Blues on the night, and you’d be forgiven for believing there was an element of luck behind this goal.
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Liam Rosenior proves Chelsea’s set-piece goal was worked on in training
This didn’t seem to be the case when analysing how Rosenior celebrated the goal, immediately pointing towards set-piece coach Bernardo Cueva.
Giving him the credit suggests that this was something Chelsea had been working on during training sessions of late, with them already boasting an impressive record of scoring goals from set-pieces this season.
The Blues have 12 goals from set-pieces in the Premier League so far this season, and this could end up being the difference between earning Champions League football and not.
Arsenal, who are currently the favourites to win the Premier League, are the set-piece kings, and Chelsea will be looking to rival that.
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Chelsea getting their money’s worth for Bernardo Cueva
According to Nizaar Kinsella, Cueva is taking a more active role in things since Enzo Maresca’s departure from the club, likely behind why he got all the credit for the second goal.
The Mexican joined Chelsea from Brentford for £750,000, and the Blues are now starting to reap the rewards of this hiring.
Even though the Blues don’t seem to have a long-throw specialist in their ranks to jump on that trend, they are making the most of their devastating corner takers.
Set-pieces are all the rage and don’t seem to be disappearing, and therefore it is good that Chelsea can see themselves as one of the best in the game in this element.
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