Chelsea coach Antonio Conte said he had a clear conscience over the slump in form of the English champions after a second heavy Premier League defeat in<\/p>\n
less than a week and promised he would not lose any sleep over the prospect of losing his job.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow is another day,\u201d he told reporters after his 10-man side were hammered 4-1 at mid-table Watford on Monday after conceding three late goals. \u201cI can<\/p>\n
be Chelsea coach or not. What is the problem? I go to sleep without a problem.\u201dIn contrast with his first season in London, when Chelsea cruised to the title,<\/p>\n
they are 19 points adrift of runaway leaders Manchester City and are one point away from dropping out of the top four Champions League qualifying spots.At a<\/p>\n
club which has seen a steady flow of managers come and go since Roman Abramovich took over as owner at Stamford Bridge in 2003, Conte knows his<\/p>\n
position is increasingly tenuous but he said he was working as hard as he could to turn things around.<\/p>\n
The Italian has called on the Chelsea board to end the uncertainty over his future by publicly confirming they trust in his work but votes of confidence are rare at<\/p>\n
Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Conte has repeatedly spoken openly about his frustration that Chelsea failed to match the big signings made by the Manchester clubs, City and United, before<\/p>\n
the season and he returned to the subject after the Watford defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tried to warn everyone about the difficulty of our path in the league and Champions League,\u201d said the Italian, whose struggling side face a tough last 16 tie<\/p>\n
against Barcelona in Europe\u2019s top European club competition later this month.But Conte also accepted some of the blame for the slump in form that saw<\/p>\n
Chelsea lose 3-0 at home to Bournemouth last week before Monday\u2019s loss — the first time they have suffered consecutive defeats by a margin of three goals<\/p>\n
since 1995.<\/p>\n
\u201cI try to continue to work, to improve the different aspects of my players, but today I think our performance was very poor and for sure I have to a take the<\/p>\n
responsibility because maybe I took the wrong decision for the (starting) 11.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure it is a difficult moment and if we want to find excuses we can find everything \u2013 tiredness and injuries. But this is not my way,\u201d added the 48-year-old<\/p>\n
former Italy coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that tonight for once you understand me \u2013 I am not worried about my job. I work very hard and I give 120 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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