Why Antonio Conte will have to look like Father Christmas if Chelsea want to win the league

Antonio Conte’s last few press conferences have been pretty tough going.

Under serious pressure from the media in the last few months, the Italian manager has had several testy encounters, especially when faced with endless questions about his future.

This ended up with the infamous scene last month of him repeatedly referring to the “bullshit” that those present were talking.

Today’s was a little more relaxed, after a win against Man U and a relaxing international break. One topic that came up was the coach’s new beard. Having been previously clean shaven since he arrived, Conte revealed that his wife had told him to try growing some facial hair.

He even joked that maybe he would keep it until they lost.

Given the Blues flurry of upcoming fixtures, he’s certainly not short of opportunities to get rid of it. In fact, give Man City’s 9 point lead over the Blues, if Chelsea are to win the league this year, he will have to go unbeaten for quite some stretch – perhaps ending up looking like Father Christmas in the process.

Chelsea News