“I used to love watching Frank Lampard play so that’s where my support for Chelsea comes from”, Ford said.
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Swansea’s 2-2 draw on the opening day of the 2015-16 season was their first Premier League point earned at Stamford Bridge.
Antonio Conte says while he’d like to win every title possible, he understands how tough of a task it is to ask.
He has prepared his team for the threat of the striker, Fernando Llorente, with whom he worked when he was the manager of Juventus.
Conte also revealed he was happy to allow his players to call the tune in the dressing-room, having at first been shocked that music was played in the build-up to matches.
Chelsea will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League when hosting Swansea City on Saturday.
He has overseen a turnaround that now has the Welsh outfit four points clear of the relegation zone after a win last time out over champion Leicester.
However, Antonio Conte is urging his players not to lose focus and the Italian coach will be desperate to collect all three points while rivals like Manchester City and Arsenal don’t play this weekend. “He knows football very well, and when you have a coach that can explain everything then he makes your job easier”. We had a bad moment and over a 46-game season that is normal, all the teams around us had it. We won against Udinese [on the last day] and Inter lost against Lazio.
Chelsea finished in tenth place in the Premier League table after a disappointing defence of their title crown. “We must be focused, we must go step by step”.
Sunderland manager David Moyes takes his bottom of the table side back to his old club Everton, while second bottom Crystal Palace face a crucial clash with fellow strugglers Middlesbrough.
“We spoke about our experience and it was very interesting to speak to him (Jones)”, Conte told englandrugby.com.
The visit was payback for Jones paying a visit to Chelsea’s training ground at the tail end of last season when Guus Hiddink was in temporary charge at Stamford Bridge.
Antonio Conte’s side are now on a run of five games unbeaten, and had previously gone thirteen unbeaten prior to their 2-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on 4 January.
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His time in south-west London coincided with a golden period in Chelsea’s history as silverware was secured on a regular basis, including a league and cup double under Ancelotti and Clement in 2010.
