Antonio Conte has warned that Chelsea will find it difficult to defend the title after their shock defeat by Crystal Palace and questioned whether his squad is strong enough to compete on several fronts. Impressive Wilfried Zaha plays with ‘nothing to be scared of’ for Palace | Jacob Steinberg Read moreConte’s dissatisfaction was clear. Now it is another squad, different players and for this reason if we compare last season we didn’t play Europa League or Champions League. Palace, winless and goalless in their first seven league matches, defended their 2-1 lead with surprising comfort after half-time. But although Chelsea dropped to fifth place after a second successive league defeat, Conte urged them not to worry about whether City are unstoppable.

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2017 21:22 UTC