Furious Conte lambasts Chelsea following Roma thrashing
Roma’s Italian striker Stephan El Shaarawy (2ndL) celebrates with teammates after scoring during a UEFA Champions League football compare AS Roma vs Chelsea on Oct 31, 2017 during a Olympic Stadium in Rome. PHOTO: AFP
ROME: Antonio Conte bloody Chelsea’s miss of craving after apropos a initial English bar to remove in a Champions League this deteriorate with a cruel 3-0 subjection by AS Roma.
Conte lamented that a English champions — who would have modernized to a final 16 with a win — “lacked everything” after a compare where they went a idea down after 38 seconds, a initial of a Stephan El Shaarawy double.
El Shaarawy done it 2-0 after 36 mins when ex-Roma defender Antonio Rudiger unsuccessful to control Radja Nainggolan’s prolonged turn forward. Argentine Diego Perotti scored a third mid by a second half, before blank a possibility for a fourth.
Depleted, discouraged Chelsea eye revival
“Roma valid to have some-more hunger, some-more desire, some-more will to quarrel and to kick us. We lacked everything,” complained Conte. “If we consider since a name is Chelsea a competition is fearful, this is not a right way. We contingency have a good enterprise in each game.”
The former Italy and Juventus trainer took over Chelsea in 2016, winning a Premier League pretension in his initial season. But this debate they are trailing 9 points behind leaders Manchester City.
“What we am many unhappy about is a opening in a second half. we trust in a initial half we played well,” he continued. “We afterwards combined many chances yet we weren’t clinical or cruel adequate to modify them. There is good beating for a second half, since we didn’t see certain things, it was unequivocally bad for a organisation like us.”
Conte takes shortcoming for Chelsea’s dodgy display
Chelsea can still validate from Group C as Atletico Madrid were hold 1-1 by Qarabag in Madrid.
Conte’s side are 4 points above third-placed Atletico and can go by with a win in their subsequent diversion in Azerbaijan on Nov 22.
“We contingency find a craving we showed all of final season, and infrequently this season. But this deteriorate has been adult and down. We need to find consistency,” combined a Italian, who had voiced his confidence before Tuesday’s diversion as players were starting to lapse from injury.
And in a organisation where they were deliberate outsiders, Roma are now leaders with dual games to go, a indicate forward of Chelsea, and 5 forward of a Spaniards.
A pull in their subsequent diversion opposite Atletico would see Eusebio Di Francesco’s side by to a knockout turn in his initial deteriorate during a bar he played for during his footballing career.
The Serie A runners-up have proven plain if uninspirational in a Italian joining this deteriorate entrance off 3 true 1-0 victories as they lay fifth.
But opposite Chelsea they have let it rip, following on from a stirring 3-3 pull during Stamford Bridge dual weeks ago.
On front of an overjoyed 55,000 throng during a Stadio Olympico El Shaarawy got a Roma celebration going.
But notwithstanding a ideal start Roma did not have it all their possess approach as 3 early chances fell to Eden Hazard who was by distant a many dangerous Chelsea player.
The visitors had dual some-more opportunities before a mangle from Marcos Alonso and Tiemoue Bakayoko after a hosts had already pulled clear.
Di Francesco hailed an considerable organisation performance. “We’ve shown that we’re an improving side. We mustn’t stop now, though. We have to pull on from here,” he said. “We need to take this suggestion with us in all competitions opposite a debate — and if we do we am assured we can grasp something important.”
Article source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1546738/7-furious-conte-lambasts-chelsea-following-roma-thrashing/