Antonio Conte Blasts Chelsea Players After 4-1 Watford Loss
Antonio Conte has slammed his Chelsea stars for playing with “fear” from the get-go as they fell to a 4-1 defeat to Watford this evening.
Chelsea missed an opportunity to take advantage from Tottenham and Liverpool taking a point at the weekend after falling to their second successive defeat.
It is also the second time Chelsea have lost by three goals in as many games after being down 3-0 by Bournemouth last week.
Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off after being shown a second yellow card midway through the first half and Troy Deeney put Watford one up going in at the break.
Chelsea stayed in the game in the second half and equalised through Eden Hazard 10 minutes from time.
But Conte’s defence capitulated in the closing minutes as Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereyra all scored to earn Javi Gracia his first win as Watford boss.
Pressure is mounting on Conte now with suggestions his time could be up at Stamford Bridge.
And the Italian coach berated his players for lacking “personality” against Watford.
“We played without personality, from the start I didn’t see confidence to play football,” Conte said.
“Usually we train and play with confidence and take the risk, but today we started very poor and with fear and this is the worst situation for a coach.
“During the training we tried to play one type of football.
“To play football in a great club it means you must have a personality, because it is simple to play when there is the confidence.
“Especially in this type of moment it is simple to see who. In this moment you have to show and have personality.
“For sure I have to take the responsibility as maybe I made the wrong decision with the starting XI.”
Chelsea missed an opportunity to take advantage from Tottenham and Liverpool taking a point at the weekend after falling to their second successive defeat.
It is also the second time Chelsea have lost by three goals in as many games after being down 3-0 by Bournemouth last week.
Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off after being shown a second yellow card midway through the first half and Troy Deeney put Watford one up going in at the break.
Chelsea stayed in the game in the second half and equalised through Eden Hazard 10 minutes from time.
But Conte’s defence capitulated in the closing minutes as Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereyra all scored to earn Javi Gracia his first win as Watford boss.
Pressure is mounting on Conte now with suggestions his time could be up at Stamford Bridge.
And the Italian coach berated his players for lacking “personality” against Watford.
“We played without personality, from the start I didn’t see confidence to play football,” Conte said.
“Usually we train and play with confidence and take the risk, but today we started very poor and with fear and this is the worst situation for a coach.
“During the training we tried to play one type of football.
“To play football in a great club it means you must have a personality, because it is simple to play when there is the confidence.
“Especially in this type of moment it is simple to see who. In this moment you have to show and have personality.
“For sure I have to take the responsibility as maybe I made the wrong decision with the starting XI.”
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