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Antonio Conte looking for Chelsea ‘solution’

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Boss disappointed with loss to Arsenal

Antonio Conte has said he must ‘find a solution’  to his Chelsea team’s defensive frailties that cost them against Arsenal on Saturday evening.

The Blues were overrun in the opening 45 minutes and found them 3-0 down before the break at the Emirates.

Conte brought on summer signing Marcos Alonso early in the second half and also changed to three at the back at the break.

Despite not conceding again, the Blues couldn’t find themselves a way back into the game.

“I have to solve the situation,” said Conte. “The situation is that, every game, we concede minimum three goals. Two at the back, three at the back, four at the back, I don’t care. I just have to solve this.

“I must find the right solution for this team because, in every game, we are conceding two goals minimum. I work a lot to find the right solution.”

While Chelsea were unconvincing at the back, Conte was reluctant to place all of the blame on the defenders.

“I think that it’s not good to talk about the defenders because it’s more important to talk about the whole team,” he said. “Because we are a team. We win as a team, and we lose in the same way.

“We started the game in a bad way and, from the first minute, it was very strange. Today Arsenal v Chelsea is a massive game. When we play this type of game, against a team who are very good like Arsenal, you must concentrate from the first minute. Today it did not happen.

“We must work. We must work a lot. A lot. If someone thinks that this season it’s going to be easy… we must work a lot to improve, to change the situation. Now we are a great team only on paper, not on the pitch. To be a great team, I prefer to be a great team not only on paper but also on the pitch.

“The pitch is the truth. The pitch speaks. The pitch is the most important thing for us: not the words, not on paper. We must change this…We know there are many difficulties, but if we understand this we are in a good position to recover and change the situation.”

 

By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10

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