Antonio Conte praised Eden Hazard's performance against West Ham but said the forward needs to be more ruthless in front of goal.
The Belgium international scored Chelsea's opener in a 2-1 win on Monday Night Football, smartly finishing a devastating counter-attack.
That took his tally for the season to 11 in the Premier League, but Conte felt Hazard, who was named man of the match, squandered several other opportunities at the London Stadium.
"Eden, like the other players, played very well," Conte told Sky Sports. "My players were very good in this counter-attack, Pedro and Hazard.
"It was a good performance for him [Hazard], he could score more goals and I think in this situation it's important to score the first but also when you get another possibility to score a goal, you must do it.
"I am pleased for him, he played a very good game."
Conte also reserved praise for N'Golo Kante, who won possession after a West Ham free-kick to spark Chelsea's break for their first goal.
"N'Golo is a really good player and has great stamina," the Blues boss added.
"He covered a lot of ground but now we are working with him to improve in playing directly for the forwards. He is improving a lot, he is a good player and also a good guy."
Chelsea doubled their advantage through Diego Costa in the second half and saw out the final seconds after Manuel Lanzini fired home West Ham's consolation in stoppage time.
Conte's side have not kept a clean sheet in the league since beating Hull City 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in January and the Italian was disappointed to lose another late on.
"I think we played a good game," he continued. "We controlled the game, scored and had other chances to score more goals.
"It is a pity for the goal conceded at the end, to give away another clean sheet at the end of the game is not good. We must improve in this situation.
"But I am pleased, with played a good game with great concentration from my players, great commitment, great will to win and also to reply to our opponent [title rivals] after they won and today we won.
"It's a solid step for us. It's not easy to play after your opponent. You know if you lose, you drop points. To feel this type of pressure is good and I think we have had a good answer.
"Now we must continue, to rest very well and to prepare very well for the game in the FA Cup against Manchester United."
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