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Antonio Conte

LONDON. – Antonio Conte insisted that he is not like the previous Chelsea managers sacked by Roman Abramovich and does not fear losing his job after watching his team battle to a 4-2 win over Watford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Michy Batshuayi came off the substitutes’ bench to score twice against Marco Silva’s men, who led 2-1 early in the second half and missed two huge chances through Richarlison to secure a famous win before Chelsea’s late fightback.

The result was timely for Chelsea after back-to-back defeats in the English Premier League, but also important for Conte, coming at the end of a week in which reports claimed that unrest among his players and tensions with the club’s hierarchy had put his position as head coach in significant doubt.

When it was suggested that Chelsea, under previous managers, might have collapsed at 2-1 down, Conte said: “I am not like the previous managers. I am different. It is important to understand this.

“The club has to judge the work and honestly, I don’t have this type of worry [about] if I lose the game, if the club decides to sack me.

“In the past, the club decided after two losses or three bad games to sack a manager. I don’t think it is the same for every manager. You change the person, change the work. I repeat: If you ask if I feel this type of pressure, it is zero.”

Chelsea also came back from a goal down to claim a 3-3 draw against Roma on Wednesday after surrendering a two-goal lead, and after the Watford win captain Gary Cahill insisted that until the Premier League champions rediscover their best form, their resilience will be even more important.

“It’s easy to play football when everything is going well and you are winning games back to back, winning, winning,” he insisted. – ESPN.