5 worst mistakes made by Antonio Conte this season

#1 Poor man management

Conte could have done a lot better about the Costa situation

You get the feeling that Chelsea would have been at a much better place right now if they hadn’t got rid of Diego Costa. Or to put it more fairly, Chelsea would have been at a much better place if Conte had not fallen out with the bullish striker. Diego Costa is not an easy customer to deal with.

But he was very influential in Chelsea’s title-winning campaigns of late. Chelsea have gravely missed his prowess in front of goal this season with Alvaro Morata finding it hard to put his foot down in his first season in the Premier League.

Conte’s treatment of David Luiz has also left a lot to be desired. Even Eden Hazard, after their embarrassment of a performance against Manchester City, expressed his displeasure with Chelsea,

“When you leave the pitch you have the impression that you’ve ran, but that you haven’t played a game of football. That’s a pity. We could have played on for three hours, and I wouldn’t touch a ball. Only at the end it went better: in the last 10-15 minutes, we had more possession. But we should have tried to do that all game.”

Hazard, when he was taken off, did not spare Conte a look. It looks like Conte could very well lose the dressing room soon if he hasn’t already.