- Title: Conte warns of tough Tottenham test
- Date: 3rd January 2017
- Summary: COBHAM, SURREY, ENGLAND, UK (JANUARY 3, 2017) (REUTERS) CHELSEA MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, ENTERS ROOM CLOSE OF CAMERA CAMERAMEN (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "Yeah, for sure it is a great achievement for us because to win 13 games in a row is not easy ever in this league. And now is very difficult. And yeah we are pleased for this. Tomorrow, we know that we have a tough game, a really tough game against Tottenham for sure is a good team. A very strong team. For this reason it's important to pay great attention and try to continue our great run but for sure our game tomorrow it will be very tough." CLOSE OF CAMERA (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "The league is open and we are only the first game of the second part of the season but don't worry about this, about the other team, about the fans. No one person wants to kill the championship." TYPING ON LAPTOP (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "I think I repeat this league is very tough and every game you can lose points. For this reason it's important o to keep the right concentration, to be focused in every game. If you play against Tottenham or if you play against another team." WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "No, no, because when Diego decided to stay he told me that I stay and I want to fight for this club, I want to fight for my team mates, I want to fight for this shirt. No, I'm not concerned. I wasn't concerned." WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHELSEA MANAGER, ANTONIO CONTE, SAYING: "Yeah, but about this question is important to talk with my club. For sure there are some positions that if we are able to find the right solution it's important to take a good solution. Yeah, this championship is long and it is important but also I know the difficulty of the general market and to find the right solution, to find the right player, it won't be easy, but for sure we are talking about this." JOURNALISTS WIDE OF PRESS CONFERENCE
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- Keywords: Chelsea Spurs Antonio Conte soccer football
- Location: COBHAM, SURREY, ENGLAND, UK
- City: COBHAM, SURREY, ENGLAND, UK
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
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- Story Text:Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has warned his side that they face a tough test when they travel to White Hart Lane to take on Spurs on Wednesday (January 4).
The London side have won 13 games in a row and are just one win away from equalling Arsenal's all-time record of 14 straight Premier League victories.
Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday (January 3) the Italian coach said that whilst he is delighted with the winning streak he wants his team to remain focused when they face Mauricio Pochettino's side which impressed in their recent 4-1 defeat of Watford.
"Yeah, for sure it is a great achievement for us because to win 13 games in a row is not easy ever in this league. And now is very difficult. And yeah we are pleased for this. Tomorrow, we know that we have a tough game, a really tough game against Tottenham for sure is a good team. A very strong team. For this reason it's important to pay great attention and try to continue our great run but for sure our game tomorrow it will be very tough," he said.
Conte also brushed off any suggestion that the league was Chelsea's to lose.
"The league is open and we are only the first game of the second part of the season but don't worry about this, about the other team, about the fans. No one person wants to kill the championship," he said.
Striker Diego Costa, the league's top scorer with 14 goals this season, recently revealed that he was close to joining Atletico Madrid last season but Conte never questioned his commitment.
"No, no, because when Diego decided to stay he told me that I stay and I want to fight for this club, I want to fight for my team mates, I want to fight for this shirt. No, I'm not concerned. I wasn't concerned," the coach said. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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