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Sometimes a system change is all it takes to get the ball rolling in the right direction. Such is the case for Chelsea as they return from the international break to face Middlesbrough at Riverside Stadium on Sunday.That mid-season Jose Mourinho sacking and subsequent 10th-place finish from 2015-16 seem like distant memories as Antonio Contes boys have catapulted themselves to second in the Premier League with 25 points heading into the weekends action. The Blues (8-1-2) are amid an impressive five-match winning streak in which theyve outscored their opponents 16-0.They have not yielded a league goal since the 40th minute of a 3-0 loss at Arsenal on Sept. 24.Contes switch to an unconventional 3-4-3 formation has paid immediate dividends and allowed Chelsea to get back to being a defensive force which helped them win a title under Mourinho in 2014-15. In Contes system, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz and Gary Cahill sit in as central defenders, allowing Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso to get up and down the flanks as wing backs.The change in tactics also looks to have had a positive effect on Eden Hazard, who bagged a pair of goals in a 5-0 drubbing of Everton prior to the break. Alonso, Diego Costa and Pedro also scored as the Blues rolled to victory.Conte himself was rewarded for his teams effort, collecting the Premier Leagues Manager of the Month Award for October.This is the first time Ive won the award, its a great honour and I want to share it with my players and the club, he told the official Chelsea website. Its now important we continue and maintain our form. After an international break its not easy to restart but we must follow our way and work very hard.Our next game is against Middlesbrough on Sunday, we know they are really strong and it will be a tough game, but we have prepared very well.The Italian boss also provided a fitness update ahead of this clash.The news is that I have all of the players available, said Conte. They are in good form. Costa had a bit of an injury after the Everton game, he started to train with us on Wednesday and his physical condition is good. We still have tomorrow to look at the situation tactically but at the moment he can play. Eden also recovered very well.Due to that injury, Costa withdrew from the Spanish national teams matches during the break. Hazard also picked up a knock in Belgiums win over Estonia.Middlesbrough (2-5-4) have struggled a bit in their quest to secure a second consecutive season in the top flight.Aitor Karankas boys face Chelsea with a good bit of confidence after playing to a 1-1 draw with Manchester City prior to the break. They will be aiming to win consecutive home Premier League matches for the first time since 2006.Marten De Roon netted the stoppage-time equaliser to cancel out Sergio Agueros 43rd-minute opener.The hosts will likely be a bit shorthanded as defender George Friend picked up a knock in training and could sit, while fellow defender Daniel Ayala has been ruled out.We have a few doubts in terms of fitness, Karanka said. The players who were away have returned, but they have had long journeys. We also have Dani Ayala out, and we have a doubt with George Friend. Friend had a knock on his knee yesterday so we will need to check.Chelsea have had the upper hand in this fixture, winning each of the last five meetings without conceding a goal, including the most recent clash between the sides -- a 2-0 victory in FA Cup play in 2013.Hydro Flask Barn . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Hydro Flask Norge .Y. - Free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, fresh off winning the World Series with Boston, reached agreement with the rival New York Yankees on a seven-year contract worth about $153 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. http://www.norgehydroflask.com/ . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. Hydro Flask Oslo . Just not the game. 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Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons.Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has confirmed veteran defender Matthew Boyd will play on next year.Boyd has been steadfast in his desire to extend his decorated career into a 15th AFL season, but was dismayed when contract talks were put on hold by the club.The 34-year-olds case for a new deal was strengthened when he earned a surprise All Australian nod recently - his third - but Beveridge admitted he had reservations about Boyds form earlier in the season.Matthew and I have a very close relationship, close enough for me to be honest with him probably 10 or so weeks ago and for us to decide to leave (contract talks) until a bit later, Beveridge told SEN on Saturday.He wasnt overly happy with that.(But) I dont want Matthew to finish at our club playing for Footscray (in the VFL). Hes been such a great player and I dont want him to think like that.The conversation was all around that.So, we agreed to leave it. That was tough, that was a tough conversatiion.ddddddddddddBut hell go on next year. Hell play on next year.Beveridge spoke the morning after his sides stunning 23-point semifinal win over Hawthorn that set up a preliminary final clash against Greater Western Sydney.The Dogs have done well to make it to this point, having been ravaged by injury this season, but Beveridge said his young side have their sights set on breaking the clubs 62-year premiership drought.We wont be satisfied if we dont win the whole thing. Well be extremely disappointed if thats what transpires. The time is now, he said.As much as theres many of (my players) that are quite young, and people talk about premiership windows, but I just believe if youve got a group whos capable, whos willing to put in the hard work and meet challenges like the Hawks in a semifinal head on, then who says you cant win it? ' ' '