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Willian credits preparation for for game-saving strike against Everton

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We've heard Willian discuss his training habits before, and on Thursday, the Blues' midfielder creditied his lion-killing preparation for the game-winning strike against Everton:

I train this every day so when the ball was coming I was thinking I have to shoot now because it was the last minute of the game. I did and I scored and we are very happy. I have to say congratulations to everyone because we won a difficult game. Everton have a great team and we fought all the time to win it. We have to continue the same.

Source: ChelseaFC.com

There's times I wish Willian would be a little more open to shooting, instead of trying to find space to set up a teammate with a perfect cross or through ball. It's good to know that the Brazilian realizes he needs to shoot more late in matches though, as the 'hit it and hope' approach paid off very well on Wednesday. Phew...

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