Antonio Conte reveals vital qualities Chelsea need to win title ‘war’

Title charge: Chelsea boss Antnio Conte
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Alex Young @alexwsyoung23 February 2017

Antonio Conte insists his players must not forget the defeats as Chelsea march towards the Premier League title.

The Blues have opened up a 10-point lead at the top of the league, thanks in part to a record-equalling 13 consecutive wins between October and December.

That run was preceeded by back-to-back defeats to rivals Liverpool and Arsenal, and Conte feels the confidence built up over that run after the losses showed Chelsea can win the "war" for the title.

"When you win 13 games in a row, it seems that you increase your confidence, then send a bad message to your rivals," Conte told the club's official website.

"If you stay behind, and you see every game the other team wins, you put a lot of pressure on teams that want to fight for the title with us.

"It’s important not to forget totally the two defeats [to Liverpool and Arsenal], because when you lose the game you can learn a lot. And I think we learnt a lot.

"To win, not only one game, not one [battle] but the whole war it is important to create a good spirit."

The humbling 3-0 loss at the Emirates Stadium saw Conte revert to his tried-and-tested 3-5-2 formation for the first time at Stamford Bridge and, subsequently, the team did not drop a single point for the remainder of the calendar year.

He continued: "To create a team, and to try to exploit every single player, the talent of every single player in the best way [you must] find right solution, the right system, to create a family spirit, a good spirit.

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"Then in the negative moments it’s important to have a family. If you have a family, you solve the situation and then can go forward.

"This is very important to win the league: to create a team, to create a good spirit with your team, and for sure to have good players."

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