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Chelsea’s most under-appreciated: 4 players, 2 managers and the good doctor

By The Pride of London Staff

Chelsea's French-born Senegalese striker Demba Ba celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, northwest England, on April 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATESRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR LIVE SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images)
Chelsea's French-born Senegalese striker Demba Ba celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, northwest England, on April 27, 2014. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATESRESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR LIVE SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 45 IMAGES, NO VIDEO EMULATION. NO USE IN BETTING, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 19: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea celebrates his sides victory following The Emirates FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 19, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /

4. Antonio Conte: Chelsea fans at their least appreciative (Barrett Rouen)

Antonio Conte is one of the best managers in the world and certainly the best I have ever seen at Chelsea. Look no further than Victor Moses as an example. With Conte, he’s one of the best right wing-backs in the world and dominates his side of play in both directions. Without Conte, he barely made an impact in the Turkish Super Lig.

Antonio Conte improved literally every player at Chelsea. If he didn’t do that then he was still smart enough to implement a system that defeated both Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in a single year. He didn’t waste time like Maurizio Sarri saying he needed several years to get to “his football”: he just got on with it and won.

For those who would deride his attitude, I urge you to think differently. Did he do that his first season when he had no weight to throw behind his words? No. He won the league with David Luiz at center-back, Victor Moses on the right flank and Nemanja Matic in midfield while playing fantastic football that first year. Are you kidding??

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To be Chelsea manager is to be constantly undermined, disregarded, embarrassed and ultimately unappreciated. After his successes Antonio Conte had every right to be as upset as he was. Chelsea have never done their managers any favors unless they fought for them. So Conte did exactly that. He fought for them and then he left.

Look at the job he’s doing in Italy right now. He has, in yet another single season, turned Inter Milan into a side that are possibly going to break Juventus’ decade-long stranglehold on that league.

He was a great manager and expected Chelsea to be a better club. I can’t fault him for that as I am equally upset for the same reasons literally every day.

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