5 reasons why Chelsea should stick with Antonio Conte

#4 Why not change the dressing room?

Conte has helped to develop the likes of Ethan Ampadu (pictured) and Victor Moses

The general consensus on where it’s gone wrong for Conte at Chelsea seems to be the usual spiel of “he’s lost the dressing room”. Whether that’s true or not is totally up for debate, but one thing is for certain and that’s that this has been a problem for other Chelsea bosses over the years. Andre Villas-Boas ended up being fired after falling out with senior players, and it was similar clashes that ended Jose Mourinho’s second reign in 2015, too.

Given Conte is clearly a talented and successful boss, though, surely it’d make more sense to give him more power rather than get rid of him and allow him to clear out some of the dead wood from the Chelsea squad and replace them with players who fit into his vision more clearly.

The likes of Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas and David Luiz appear to be past their best at this stage anyway; it might make sense to cash in on Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois this summer given both men are somewhat inconsistent despite being brilliant at times, and there’d still be a solid spine of players – Cezar Azpilicueta, N’Golo Kante, Willian – to build around.

Plus, Chelsea have one of the best academies in the game and continually produce some tremendous talent. Given the improvements in the likes of Victor Moses, Willian and Ethan Ampadu under Conte, who better to develop the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham and Ruben Loftus-Cheek when they return to the club?