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'It is true that I think we are building something important.' - Antonio Conte

Chelsea's celebrations at the final whistle against Stoke on Saturday gave an indication of just how big those three points could be...


Chelsea's celebrations at the final whistle against Stoke on Saturday gave an indication of just how big those three points could be. Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand believe that no one can catch Chelsea now. 

Stoke away is always a potential banana skin with our hosts being much stronger at the bet365 than they are on their travels and for many this game would have had this marked as a possible draw or even a Chelsea defeat as part of their Accumulator betting tips. Having already achieved some notable results, you would have imagined that our title rivals watched, waiting with anticipation for us to lose points to gain some sort of advantage - It never happened as Chelsea came through the game with a late Gary Cahill winner to extend our lead on Saturday night to thirteen points (cut back to ten after Spurs won yesterday). 

For the second game running, Antonio Conte's side came up against a team that chose to try and stop Chelsea playing by focusing on individuals in the side rather than play the game to their own strengths and for the second game running, the Chelsea players rode out the storm, maintained their focus (despite one or two slips) and focused on the football which is great credit to the Manager. 


Antonio Conte's celebrations are there for all to see. His reactions to every single player and to the supporters as he walked of the pitch; encouraging each and every single one to sing louder, celebrate bigger was a signal that he too believed these three points to be massive in the title race. 

Conte then gave his first public indication of his intention to sign a new contract when he spoke after the game. He said:

"My players are understanding my idea of football. They are going to adapt in my system. In my philosophy of football. It is true that I think we are building something important." - Source: Daily Mail

Two of the most influential pundits in our game also believed the importance of the victory for Conte's side post-match. Both Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand (on different channels) heaped praise on Chelsea and both believe that they will not be caught in the title race now. 

Alan Shearer said: 

"They didn’t play that well today, it was a bit of a scrappy game, loads of fouls, no Hazard but they showed great experience in how to see a game out.

They showed a great will to win and a will to be champions. They dug it out in the end.

It was such a big win, it was such an important one.

I think that the players think now how that how huge that was today.

The manager, great reaction from all of them. The way they celebrated at the end of the game was pretty telling.”

Rio Ferdinand said: 

"These boys are running away with it.

There’s no one consistent enough to stay with them in the league.

They’ve found a way of playing, a formula, an understanding of the manager’s ideas.

I think he [Conte] has to take huge credit, the season before… terrible season, so far off the pace.

He’s come in and, based on repetition, built an understanding of how he wants the team to play and the players are really putting it in, he’s run away with the league this year."

With Tottenham ten points behind us and now our closest rivals, Chelsea's next two games are at home against Crystal Palace and then Manchester City. If we can take at least four points from these two games that would be a great return. If we can win both games that would be fantastic with Manchester United and Everton of our remaining games being the most difficult on paper. 

We also have a chance for revenge with Tottenham at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final on the 22nd April. If we can beat Tottenham on that day, we could put a massive dent in their confidence which could play a part in the run in to the title also. As we take to the pitch on that day, we would only have six games left to play having played City and United and I hope that we have managed to maintain our lead over the side from North London. 

One thing is clear as we head into the international break, Chelsea are on a roll having won their 20th game from the last 23 in all competitions and confidence is high. This victory over Stoke once again demonstrated the fact that this team under Antonio Conte are happy to mix things up, alter their tactical approach within games to go for the win and can dig out results at any time. Antonio Conte was right to beam with pride about his team and claim that they are building something important under his management as it has all the signs of the successful teams we have been luckily enough to witness over the last twelve to thirteen years.

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  1. Man, this season is so different to many of the other season's that i have supported Chelsea over the years. It's not just about about keeping a tight defence and counter attacking , but we spread the play so well , there's ambition in many of our passes and when we go a goal down this season , you can trust Conte to change things and trust Chelsea to get the win. I didn't feel this confident about our team , though ive only been supporting Chelsea for eight years. Conte deserves his credit's and it's about time we moved on from Mourinho day's . Thing's look good :)

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  2. I think Mourinhos first side of 2004/5/6/7....... was far better but that was before your time and I agree with your sentiment regarding moving on with Conte.

    I hope you appreciate how lucky you are. I'm a lifelong Chelsea fan and, until the arrival of Abramovich and Mourinho, I'd enjoyed a league cup win, two FA cups and two ECWC's since the mid-60's. My Father supported Chelsea from arriving in London from Scotland at the age of 19 until he passed away at the age of 79 - he saw them win the league in 1955, the FA cup in 1970 and the Cup winners cup the following year. You've seen more success in eight years than he did in a lifetime - enjoy it while it lasts.

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