Since Arsenal thumped them in September Chelsea have went on to win their next five Premier League fixtures and doing so without conceding a goal. They trounced Everton this weekend 5-0 and at the end of Saturday night the London side topped the league table. Antonio Conte deserves a lot of credit for his teams upturn in […]
Posted on November 6th, 2016 by scott
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Antonio Conte’s successes with Juventus and Italy were built on solid defensive foundations. He could rely on legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon and with the battling trio of Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli playing just in front of him. So it was understandable to see the Italian coach pulling his hair-out during his sides 3-0 […]
Posted on September 26th, 2016 by scott
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Antonio Conte’s arrival at Chelsea has been somewhat overshadowed by managerial heavyweights Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola taking up the reigns at the two Manchester clubs. Those two sides along with Arsenal are the three favourites with the bookmakers to take the Premier League crown come the twenty-first of May next year. Chelsea are fourth […]
Posted on August 13th, 2016 by scott
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I think only the true die-hard Azzurri fans will be watching the Euros with any hope of Italy doing really well this summer. Most believe that the Italians have no hope of winning their first European title since 1968 and that this squad represents one of their weakest at a major tournament. Players like Mario […]
Posted on June 13th, 2016 by scott
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It has obviously been a poor season for Chelsea and it hasn’t been a coincidence that the ‘Blues’ fall from grace has been mirrored by the decline of star man Eden Hazard. It is sometimes hard to remember that this Chelsea squad romped to the Premier League title under the guidance of legendary boss Jose […]
Posted on April 24th, 2016 by scott
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On Monday Chelsea made the announcement that we were all expecting and that Italian manger Antonio Conte will be their new boss next season. Now if Chris Sutton is to be believed the appointment “doesn’t make any sense”. Now I’m not sure with his record at Stamford Bridge, Sutton knows what is needed to make […]
Posted on April 5th, 2016 by scott
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