Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said his side’s defeat by Manchester United revealed a lack of ‘experience and maturity’ which puts a top-four finish in doubt.
If Chelsea lose at Manchester City next Sunday, they could fall nine points adrift of the Champions League places.
‘When you have this type of situation you have to manage the game better and you must be able with experience, with maturity to get three points,’ Conte said. ‘Instead we are talking about a loss again and we must be very disappointed.’
Antonio Conte said Chelsea’s defeat by Manchester United revealed a lack of ‘maturity’
Chelsea were beaten 2-1 by a Romelu Lukaku-inspired United in the Premier League on Sunday
United manager Jose Mourinho said Arsenal would also be out of the running for a top-four place if they lose to Manchester City when they meet in the Premier League on Thursday night.
‘Arsenal really need to win against City, otherwise the distance will be too big for them, like happened to us last season,’ Mourinho said. ‘Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool and us are four very good teams.’
Mourinho claimed that the handshake he and Conte exchanged here reflected mutual respect, despite their running feud.
If they lose at Man City next week, Chelsea could fall as much as nine points off the top four
‘That is what me and Antonio want to show everyone. The handshake before and after the match is an example that with everything in football you have to move and respect each other.
‘Mourinho and Conte — they are not two ordinary people in football. We have a history, we have an image and I’m really happy with that.’
Conte said that Alvaro Morata’s 86th-minute strike should not have been given offside, and called for more video refereeing.
‘This type of situation can change the final result and for this reason I am very positive to introduce the VAR,’ he said.
Source-dailymail.co.uk
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