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Antonio Conte: Chelsea boss takes swipe at Arsenal after Man City defeat
CHELSEA boss Antonio Conte says he wasn’t going to set up his team to lose 3-0 to Manchester City like Arsenal did.
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Chelsea failed to hit a shot on target as they were beaten 1-0 by Manchester City.
Arsenal were beaten 3-0 twice by City in the past week and Conte says any criticism from pundits is unwarranted.
Conte said: “In this moment you have to accept every criticism. I’m not so stupid to play open against City and lose three or four to nil.
"If I remember well, a few days ago, when Arsenal played against them, their effort was criticised because they conceded three goals in 30 minutes.
Antonio Conte believes he got his tactics well
"The pundits have to use their heads to speak about tactics because you need
Conte also confirmed his Chelsea players had followed the instructions he gave.
“The players followed my instructions. We prepared the game this way, not to concede space in between the lines.
“When you play City, you have to use your brain otherwise you’ll finish the game in a bad way. We tried to not concede space for a long part of the match.
“To concede a goal 30 seconds after
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