Antonio Conte: Chelsea squad must be ripped apart to challenge for trophies

Antonio Conte claims that Chelsea’s FA Cup-winning team needs ripping up.

Blues’ confrontational boss faces the sack after failing to get them into the Champions League.

But that did not stop him issuing a ‘splash the cash’ demand to owner Roman Abramovich.

Conte said: “If you ask me if we can play better then, yes, we can. But now the real situation of this club is this — we have to play strong defensively if you want to win a trophy or to get in the Champions League.”

The ex-Juventus coach has been at loggerheads with the Russian billionaire and his Stamford Bridge top brass all season over transfer spending.

And Conte made clear if Abramovich wants to win the Champions League and Premier League with entertaining football, it will take a massive overhaul of the squad.

He added: “Maybe we missed the Champions League because we tried to play very open.

“And you can’t do this especially with a strong team — because to concede three goals in seven minutes it means you don’t have stability.”

Chelsea did just that in a disastrous 4-1 defeat at Vicarage Road in February.

And Conte, 48, insisted being defensive was the only way his side could have beaten Manchester United at Wembley.

Source:https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/antonio-conte-chelsea-squad-must-be-ripped-apart-to-challenge-for-trophies-251656.html