CONTE’S OPINION:
‘Simply honest to say’ Chelsea not in title race
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte denied he was being negative when he said the club was not in the Premier League title race and insisted, after Tuesday’s 3-1 win at Huddersfield Town, that he was simply being realistic. Conte had reacted to Saturday’s 1-0 loss at West Ham United by saying Chelsea were not in a position to overhaul runaway leaders Manchester City and that his team’s bid had "never started". Although a comfortable victory at the John Smith’s Stadium leaves Chelsea 11 points behind Manchester City, who played struggling Swansea City on Wednesday night, Conte does not believe it is realistic to talk of catching Pep Guardiola’s side. "This is the truth. Manchester City, in 16 games, they have won 15 and drawn one. In 17 games, we have lost four games," the Italian said. "When you have a competitor like Manchester City that every game they are winning, it is very difficult to think that you can fight for the title. You can say it’s negative or this is positive but it’s bull...
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