3 reasons why Chelsea will get left behind next season

#2 Conte's future and board's uncertainty

Antonio Conte has been quite vocal about his displeasure with the club's board. Before the Manchester City match on the 4th of March, Conte got quite vocal about the board not backing him in his decisions.

“When you have a good manager and a lot of money to spend, probably you can have a successful season. "

“It’s very important to have the coach and the club with the same ambition: to improve the team, the idea of football and the quality of your players. If you find this situation, probably the season will finish with success. You can win the league, the Cup, the Cup and league, the Champions League."

“I have great ambition but I don’t have money for Chelsea. The club knows very well what is my idea, what is my ambition. That is very clear. When you decide to work with this type of coach, you must understand that you take a coach with great ambition. Not a loser but a winner. And that ambition must always be shared.”

That certainly doesn't sound like a manager who is happy with the board and there is a good to fair chance that Conte won't last beyond this season. With Champions League qualification now depending on the unearthly choking skills of Tottenham, their season is all set to be gauged as a disaster of sorts.

If Conte decides to stay, the board will need to back him in the transfer market for him to fully realise the vision he has for the club. Or else, the next season will just be a repeat of this one.

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