切尔西如何变得强硬并抛弃“软弱”心态战胜埃弗顿：带头制造麻烦之人与哈维·阿隆索的关键作用，蓝军终于展现出凶狠一面，基兰·吉尔撰文
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希尔·迪金森球场现场报道 基兰·吉尔：这是一场切尔西在下半场赢下的比赛，他们凭借在对抗中的统治力、拼抢球权以及一点凶狠劲头取得了胜利。
The game was goalless when Thierno Barry was on the ground injured and Levi Colwill had the ball by the halfway line. Chelsea's defender kicked it out of play so Everton's striker could pick himself up.
Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro did not like that one bit. They both yelled at Colwill for his generosity, taking turns telling their team-mate it would have been better to try to take advantage.
Colwill was too nice in that moment. But this was a game won in the second half by Chelsea by dominating in duels, by battling for balls, and by being a little nasty.
Xabi Alonso made a point of praising his players for that edge they carried afterwards, saying: 'Sometimes it is not about playing nice. It is about playing well. We needed a result like this. We needed to show that we can win in this way.'
Chelsea have been accused of being soft before. That has contributed to their poor record when playing up north, usually allowing themselves to be bullied at places like the Hill Dickinson Stadium. They had lost 19 of their last 41 matches north of Luton. That included being beaten 3-0 here during Liam Rosenior's five-match winless and goalless run which got him sacked.
This was Chelsea's first game outside of London this season, and Palmer led that nastiness which so pleased Alonso. The playmaker talked himself into a caution from Paul Tierney and yet continued to be a nuisance.
Even as the clock ticked over into 100 minutes after Emiliano Martinez's injury, he pulled back Tyrique George and slid in on Jarrad Branthwaite. Palmer escaped the second yellow which would have seen him suspended for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur next weekend.
The same went for Morgan Rogers. He squared up to James Tarkowski. He crunched into James Garner. He added to the 15 fouls committed by Chelsea in this match. He too avoided a second yellow despite being constantly combative.
Even as Chelsea were preparing to take the free-kick from which they scored their second, Joao Pedro was there, winding up Jordan Pickford while Everton's goalkeeper was trying to organise his wall.
As they told Colwill, they were not here to make friends, but to win.
Palmer did not score. Rogers did not score. Joao Pedro did not score. But Chelsea's front three contributed in their own ways as Pedro Neto got the two goals which won them this match.
It felt like a new side to Chelsea. There was a resilient feel to the visitors, who have benefitted from the addition of Jordan Henderson to their line-up as he fights their corner with the referees. Chelsea have added players who do not want to be considered pushovers.
After full-time, the celebrations in front of the away end were more energetic than that of a regular win. Palmer pushed Alonso in front of the supporters, and Joao Pedro did the same with Neto.
There was extra appreciation from the travelling contingent for what they had seen, and Chelsea are likely to need to show more of this side to them when Tottenham visit next weekend.
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蒂耶诺·巴里受伤倒地时比赛还颗粒无收，莱维·科维尔在中线附近拿球。切尔西后卫把球踢出界，以便埃弗顿前锋能站起身来。
科尔·帕尔默和若昂·佩德罗对此很不满。两人轮番冲着科维尔大吼，告诉他应该趁机进攻更好。
那一刻科维尔太过友善了。但切尔西在下半场赢得了比赛，靠的是在对抗中占据上风、拼抢球权、以及带点狠劲。
阿隆索特意表扬了球员们之后保持的这种锋芒，他说道："有时候不在于踢得好看，而在于踢得好。我们需要这样的结果。我们需要证明我们也能用这种方式赢球。"
切尔西之前曾被指责过于软弱。这也导致他们北上作战时战绩糟糕，通常在希尔·迪金森球场这样的地方被人欺负。他们在卢顿以北的最近41场比赛中输掉了19场，其中包括在利亚姆·罗西奥尔五场不胜且零进球、最终遭解雇的那段期间在这里0-3输球。
这是切尔西本赛季首场在伦敦以外的客场，帕尔默引领了这种让阿隆索十分欣赏的强硬作风。这位组织核心吃到保罗·蒂尔尼的一张黄牌，但依然继续制造麻烦。
即便在埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯受伤后比赛时间进入第100分钟时，他依然拉拽蒂里克·乔治，并铲倒了贾拉德·布兰斯韦特。帕尔默逃过了第二张黄牌，否则他将在下周对阵托特纳姆热刺的比赛中停赛。
摩根·罗杰斯也是同样的情况。他与詹姆斯·塔尔科夫斯基正面对峙。他又猛烈犯规撞向詹姆斯·加纳。他为切尔西本场15次犯规又添了一笔。尽管他始终充满对抗性，他也避免了两黄变一红。
就在切尔西准备主罚他们第二粒进球的任意球时，若昂·佩德罗就在那里，埃弗顿门将正试图组织人墙，他却跑去挑逗乔丹·皮克福德。
正如他们对科维尔所说的，他们来这里不是为了交朋友，而是为了赢球。
帕尔默没有进球。罗杰斯没有进球。若昂·佩德罗也没有进球。但切尔西前场三人都各自做出了贡献，因为佩德罗·内托包揽了赢下比赛的两粒进球。
这支切尔西让人感觉焕然一新。客队展现出坚韧的气质，签下乔丹·亨德森后受益匪浅，他在裁判面前为球队力争。切尔西引进了一批不想被视为软柿子的球员。
全场结束后，客队看台前的庆祝比普通胜利还要热烈。帕尔默把阿隆索推到球迷面前，若昂·佩德罗对内托也如法炮制。
随队出征的球迷对自己所看到的一切表达了额外的赞赏，而切尔西下周主场迎战托特纳姆热刺时，很可能需要向他们展现出更多这样的面貌。