Chelsea stars N’Golo Kante and Victor Moses still injured as Antonio Conte reveals fresh doubts ahead of Bournemouth game
Blues face Cherries this weekend but will have to make do without star midfielder and first-choice right wing-back
ANTONIO CONTE has revealed that N’Golo Kante and Victor Moses will both miss out against Bournemouth this weekend.
The duo are both sidelined with hamstring injuries but Conte is hopeful that Kante will return for next week’s trip to Roma.
Conte said: “Moses is out. N’Golo is still not ready. We have to wait and hope to have him back for the Roma game.
“Danny (Drinkwater) played against Everton but he needs to find the right physical condition. The other players are available.”
Conte also took time to defend Alvaro Morata following the striker’s barren run in October, adding that the rest of his squad are working hard to overcome a troublesome start to the season.
Conte said: “If you remember before the international break, Morata was injured after just 20 minutes against Manchester City.
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“He didn’t play against Crystal Palace and Everton. He’s only played one game against Watford. I’m happy with his performances.
“We’re trying to overcome this period. We faced a lot of problems over the summer. We started with problems with (Eden) Hazard and Pedro in pre-season.
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“Danny as well in the first week he trained with us. Kante during the international break and Moses Our start this season wasn’t lucky for many reasons. We’re doing well.
“We have the points we deserve in the league. We’re doing well in the Champions League and the Carabao Cup. We have to continue to work and find out new potential players like (Ethan) Ampadu.”
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