Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte aims new dig at Mourinho
Antonio Conte has continued his feud with Jose Mourinho a week before the FA Cup final by claiming he will leave Chelsea in a better state if he exits this summer. Chelsea finished 10th in their last Premier League defence, which saw Jose Mourinho was sacked in December 2015. Chelsea are now fifth – three […]
Conte reveals who is to blame for Salah sale and responds to Martial to Chelsea speculation
Antonio Conte has distanced himself from Chelsea’s decision to sell Mohamed Salah in 2016. Salah had his first taste of Premier League at Chelsea but struggled to make an impact under the then manager Jose Mourinho. The Egypt international was sent on loan to Roma and made his move permanent in the summer, shortly after […]
Conte admits Chelsea have made a good signing
Antonio Conte has admitted that he has been delighted with the impact of Olivier Giroud at the club so far after signing for Chelsea in January. The France international opted to leave Arsenal and move to their local rivals after having found his first-team opportunities at The Emirates to be limited this campaign. Giroud has […]
Conte takes swipe at Sean Dyche over Burnley success
Antonio Conte launched an attack on Sean Dyche, saying his achievements with Burnley are not as impressive than his own at Chelsea. The Italian downplayed the efforts of the manager, despite him guiding Burnley to 7th in the Premier League table on a minimal budget. According to Conte, Dyche’s achievements are nothing compared to taking […]
Why Rudiger has been frozen out by Conte
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte left out Antonio Rudiger for his team’s 3-2 win over Southampton as punishment for his tactical criticism of his side’s collapse at against West Ham United last week. The Germany international had been one of Chelsea’s standout performers before he was left out of Saturday’s comeback victory, with Gary Cahill preferred. […]
Max Allegri set to replace Conte at Chelsea
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri is set to replace current Chelsea boss Antonio Conte at the Bridge. Chelsea have been underwhelming this season in the defence of their Premier League crown, and after losing to Tottenham on Sunday it is now unlikely for them to make the top-four. According to the Sun, a lack of Champions […]
Chelsea must be prepared to suffer against Barcelona, says Conte
Antonio Conte has told his attacking players to be prepared to suffer at the hands of Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Chelsea must score against Barcelona to progress to the quarter-finals after 1-1 first leg draw in London. Eden Hazard was used as a false nine in that match but complained about the […]
Conte hits back at Hazard’s criticism of his tactics
Antonio Conte hinted his players may regret criticism of his tactics by claiming he was ‘killed’ for blasting his Juventus coach during his playing days. Conte has faced heavy criticism from fans and pundits over the past week for the way he set up the team against Manchester City in their 1-0 defeat at the […]
Conte to remain at Chelsea on one condition
Antonio Conte could stay at Chelsea till next season even if he misses out on a top-four finish this season. Two league defeats in a row have dropped the Chelsea to fifth on the table which means they are now five points behind Tottenham. But Roman Abramovich is ready to keep him if only if […]
Gary Neville responds to Conte’s ‘stupid’ comments
Gary Neville has responded to Antonio Conte calling him and Jamie Redknapp ‘stupid’ for their criticism after Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Manchester City. Chelsea lost a fourth league game in their last five games after the loss against City and Neville ripped into Conte’s players for their horrible performance. The Manchester United legend labelled their […]