Antonio Conte: This is not an advantage for Chelsea in title race

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We created chances but had problems scoring. "That's what I wanted to do". In the second half we defended very well. We have a slightly superior goal-difference than both, and there's no guarantees they'll pick up consecutive wins, of course.

"Otherwise it will be a good season, but not a great season".

"I am happy for both of them because they deserve to play", he added.

Not to indulge the player but to bring out the best of the English graduate of the Sporting academy in Portugal and ensure he felt comfortable. "When you face that combination it's very tough".

And in December of past year, Aguero was shown a red card after he went in late on Luiz. Delph was excellent and has maybe been deserving of more minutes than he has had.

According to Conte, the substitution for purely tactical, rather than performance-based.

"I believe that we can win every game if we play like we did against Swansea - and then we'll see", said Pochettino, whose side host Bournemouth the following week.

"It was more offensive because your wing-back is more of a winger than a defender. We controlled the game well".

"I would have liked to take points, one or three, to be there". Conte made sure to praise the Belgian star who already has 13 goals in the league this season - only one goal behind his best overall record at Chelsea.

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The men's team took down two top-notch contenders, New Zealand and England, before beating the US 26-19 to claim the final . Coach Damian McGrath said: "The game plan was to go in, hold the ball and put them under pressure - and we did just that".

"(Hazard) is an important player.

"So it's been hard to watch the boys and with some of the results this season I think we have deserved a lot better". Only winners write history.

"The pressure is on them, we have nothing to lose and have to play free like against West Brom".

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has insisted that the Premier League title race is still open despite his side enjoying a seven-point lead at the top of the table.

Guardiola has vowed to improve in 2017-18 but admits he is hugely frustrated that he failed to act on concerns he spotted in the 5-0 first-leg win over Steaua in the Champions League play-off round, where Sergio Aguero netted a hat-trick after missing two penalties. I certainly look at football a lot differently now.

Tottenham have won five consecutive games and as a result have turned up the pressure on the league leaders.

The victory over City maintained Chelsea's seven-point lead over second placed Tottenham with just eight games remaining. If we are able to do this, we will win the title.

Chelsea and Tottenham aren't just slugging it out for the title but also ownership over the tactical reconfiguration.

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