Antonio Conte blames all of his Chelsea flops for 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace that leaves Blues nine points off Manchester City
ANTONIO CONTE launched a furious attack on his Chelsea flops after their shock defeat at rock-bottom Crystal Palace.
The 2-1 loss left the reigning Premier League champions NINE POINTS adrift of table-topping Manchester City.
Conte said: “The performance of the whole team was bad, not one or two players — all the players.
“Our performance was bad.
"This season will be difficult but we must also understand we have to try to build something important for the future.
“Everyone can see our situation. If we compare last season, we didn’t play in the Europa League or Champions League.”
Conte implied his squad was simply not strong enough adding: “This season we’re facing four competitions and we are having a few problems doing this.
“When you have a few injuries, you’re in trouble.
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“We need to give the opportunity to the new players to have more experience in this league, to give the opportunity to young players to show they deserve to stay and play for Chelsea.
“We must have patience and to understand it won’t be easy.”
Italian Conte also has an issue with Michy Batshuayi after the forward reacted badly when substituted at Selhurst Park.
Conte, preparing for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Roma, added: “It is normal to be angry after a bad performance. Every player had a bad performance.”
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