Conte accepts title ‘not probably’ for Chelsea after West Ham loss

Antonio Conte accredited that preserving the Premier League title is « not probably » after West Ham inflicted Chelsea’s fourth defeat in sixteen matches this season.

Marko Arnautovic gave the Hammers the lead after magnificent six minutes and that proved to be the vital goal, as David Moyes’ men held on for a 1-zero London derby take care of shut.

Chelsea were afforded a lot of the ball for the duration of and achieve their hosts below vital stress, but they struggled to search out a attain through West Ham’s packed defence.

And that result leaves them Eleven aspects lifeless pacesetters Manchester Metropolis, a figure which may per chance be increased after Sunday’s Manchester derby.

Conte says after a fourth defeat in sixteen video games is it ‘not probably to imagine you are in the title flee’. #WHUCHE

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« To focus on the title flee after a defeat I assume is a limited bit uncommon, » Conte told reporters in his put up-match files convention.

« Especially as this is the fourth defeat this season in sixteen video games. At the same time as you like this activity, it is miles not probably to imagine that you are in the title flee.

« It’s not probably. My trip is this, even as you wish to take care of in the flee for the title, in the first part of the season it is probably you’ll lose once, twice. »

For Conte, there turned into absolute self assurance about what Chelsea’s problems were, ruing their wastefulness after starting up « badly ».

He acknowledged: « We misplaced the game in opposition to West Ham, it turned into very on story of we began badly and conceded this goal and it turned into complex to attain support support. I noticed the a similar game in opposition to Manchester Metropolis, where Manchester Metropolis attacked for the total game in opposition to the total crew lifeless the ball. 

« Nonetheless Metropolis stumbled on a attain to find. As an different we created the prospects but didn’t exhaust them. Now we’re speaking about the defeat. Many avid gamers were tired. It’s normal in the event you play in about a days. We began our pre-season with the a similar avid gamers, plenty are taking half in almost continually, and for definite you like to pay something for this. »