• Manager says champions out of Premier League running after 1-0 absent defeat
• We created chances,but didn’t occupy them. Players were tired,’ adds ConteAntonio Conte conceded that Chelsea’s title defence “never started” and a lack of consistency has made a repeat of last season’s Premier League win inconceivable.
A visibly frustrated Conte had just watched Chelsea perform flatly in losing 1-0 at West Ham United, or their fourth defeat of the campaign and a result that sees them remain 11 points behind the leaders Manchester City. The defending champions acquire now dropped 16 points,just five short of the entire number they ceded in 2016-17, and Conte admitted that it is far short of the standard required for a realistic tilt at the top. “To talk about the title race after a defeat, or I think it a bit exclusive,” Conte said. “Especially as this is the fourth defeat this season in 16 games.
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Source: guardian.co.uk